GustavoFring2791d ago

what do you actually write in a journal

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what do you actually write in a journal - Lemmy.World

Okay this is probably a dumb question but what do you actually write about? I sit down and my brain goes “well, today I went to work, came home, ate dinner” and that feels pointless to document. Like yeah, I know what I did today. I was there. I’ve tried prompts but they feel forced. “What are you grateful for?” I don’t know, running water? My cat? It feels performative. I’ve tried stream of consciousness but it turns into a grocery list in my head. How did you figure out what YOUR journaling looks like? Is there a wrong way to do this?

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I’ve tried journaling a few times and always fail on this exact thing. None of my thoughts seem important enough to jot down and just describing my day feels very ego-centric. I think this is actually one of the realizations of mediation and awakening/enlightenment. Most, if not all, of what the mind does is irrelevant, and documenting it only gives credence to the irrelevance. To the extent that progress in meditation leads to the death of the ego, it sounds like you are on the right path.
Mar 23 at 12:35pmWeb