I Journaled Everyday for 10 years. Here’s What I Learned.

About this video

After journaling for almost a decade, Clark Kegley calls journaling the number one tool he has used to transform his life. He argues journaling is to information what diet is to exercise: consuming videos, books, and ideas is only half of self-improvement, and implementation happens by coaching yourself on paper, similar to what good coaches and therapists do by helping you find your own answers. Second, he says that when he wrestles with a problem in writing, nine times out of ten he already knew what to do and was avoiding it because it was hard — stop looking for answers and start listening for them. Third, rereading old entries creates love and compassion for a former self rather than the cringe he feels at old social posts, and he says handwriting carries a distinct energy typing lacks. He outlines his six-in-one method: one large sketchbook divided into sections, swapped yearly, with big ideas and personal details on the front cover and a manifesto designing the ‘2.0 you’ on the back. Fourth, annual rereading shows life repeats the same lessons until learned, and growth is slow and non-linear. Fifth, handwriting’s slowness is the benefit, because it slows racing, anxious thinking.

Key takeaways

• Kegley presents journaling as the implementation half of self-improvement — the diet to information’s exercise — where you coach yourself to your own decisions.
• He claims most problems already have a known answer that emerges after journaling through stories, fears, and limiting beliefs.
• Rereading handwritten journals fosters compassion for past selves and reveals patterns, unlike scrolling old social media posts.
• His six-in-one method uses one sketchbook with multiple sections, replaced yearly, with top lessons up front and a ‘2.0 you’ manifesto in back.
• Handwriting is intentionally slower than typing or dictation, which Kegley says helps slow overthinking and anxiety.

Episode details: published July 3, 2023 · 15:43 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Clark Kegley’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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