4/10/2023 0 Comments Five minute journal sample pageI’ve been doing the five minute journal for the last 50 days or so in a row and feel reasonably well qualified to comment on its usefulness. I have a document saved in Notion with the questions I load up every morning.įor your convenience here are the set questions for the morning: You can get the journal as an expensive purpose made thing or just use any journal (I like hard cover large ruled Moleskines cause they look nice) and write out the questions yourself. The journal gets its structure from three set questions in the morning and two at the end of the work day: The five minute journal is a more structured, shorter and more accessible version of the morning pages. The concept is very simple: you spend five minutes at the start of your day setting out what you’re going to do that day (and what you’re grateful for) and five minutes at the end of the day reviewing. Julia’s practice involves writing 750 words – or three A4 pages – every morning on whatever you like. The idea comes from author Julia Cameron, who developed the practice of morning pages “as a mind dump to get rid of the clutter in your brain”. “The five-minute journal is a therapeutic intervention… that allows me to not only get more done during the day but to also feel better throughout the entire day, to be a happier person, to be a more content person.” Whilst Tim recommends a lot of things (and probably the vast majority can be safely ignored), he cites the journal as the one thing that makes the biggest impact on his day and life outlook: In that time I’ve been practicing the five minute journal. I’ve been working from home as a full-time freelancer for the last six weeks or so. So if the research is right, how does one harness the benefits in an actually useful way? Introducing the five minute journal I’m normally pretty skeptical about such claims, but whilst a body of academic research could be wrong, it’s highly likely there research is making at least a decent point. Peer reviewed scientific research suggests “expressive writing” can improve mood disorders and boost memory as well as “lead to behavioural changes and improve happiness”. Does it work? Is it nonsense? Such mystery, wow. R eviewing fifty days of using the five minute journal for better wellbeing and productivity.
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