How to Journal: Practical vs Introspective Journaling
After talking to hundreds of people about journaling I began to realise there are two broad categories. Most people think of journaling in terms of one or the other. Introspective Journaling The first category is introspective journaling which is inward focused. It is generally retrospective. It is characterised by flow — that is, writing continuously without a filter. Just getting the naturally occurring thoughts onto the page. The purpose is to increase clarity by untangling thought and emotions. This approach is fundamentally meditative in that it externalises mental activity. ...