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Mindful Journaling

Category: Emotional Regulation & Mental Health
Tags: Journaling, Clarity
  • Definition
  • The Science
  • The Practice
  • Common Pitfalls

Overview

Your mind is a washing machine. You cannot solve a problem with the mind that created it.

Definition

Brain Dumping is externalizing cognitive load. Writing without editing.

The Science

Pennebaker Paradigm

Expressive writing improves immune function and moves processing from amygdala to cortex.

The Practice

3 Pages

  1. Pen and paper.
  2. Keep hand moving.
  3. Write anything.
  4. Dispose.

Common Pitfalls

  • Trying to be deep.
  • Editing.

Key Takeaway

You cannot read the label from inside the jar.

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