What I Learned by Journaling for 30 Days
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when he said he skipped weeks and months at a time so never filled the journal up and ended up apologizing to himself in the journal for being inconsistent i felt that LOL
same
Bro do you know how many times I do that
I write 'I am so sorry I didn't write in here and I have so much to write I feel very bad and I would never do it again' every time I don't write
I never thought about other people doing it too, damn.
“dear journal, i’m sorry i haven’t wrote in you for a couple months i’ve just been so busy” AKA the 6th page of my journal in 7 different notebooks
Journalling for 4 years, here’s 3 things I wish I’d picked up sooner:
1. You’re allowed to skip details. Don’t get bogged down in explaining an entire story, write about the parts which you sat down to write about
2. Be explicit and honest. It’s tempting to cast yourself as the hero, but it’s more honest, worthwhile and challenging to write about the truth, no matter what it is
3. You don’t have to write every day. If you have nothing to say, say nothing. Develop the habit of picking up your journal some time after something meaningful happens
Hope something there helps :)
Eoin Fahey
Thanks! I'm gonna do this journaling experiment this January...thanks again for the tips!
your third tip being - instead of 3 is bothering more than it should lmao
I've journaled since I was about 9 and numbers 1 and 2 are very, very important.
I've filled up a half-dozen journals over many years, and I agree with your third point! My journals are for venting feelings. For me, point two actually means writing down the details so that I feel like I'm being honest with myself. I am sometimes overwhelmed by it, but it helps
Hey thanks for this
i only keep one journal answering a single question "what made me happy today", which helped me a lot to defeat my depression. (This is actually my psychotherapist's instruction, not mine.)
wow imma try that
Same! I have a journal where I would stick photos and write quotes about things which made me really happy during the week. In that way I want to look at positive things when I'm feeling blue :)
Its a great idea.. I'm going to try it
I love this so much!!!!
I love your idea!!
i had a journal that the last entry goes:
wednesday, july 12 i killed a cockroach with this journal. it's the most dramatic thing that happened to me these days.
Sam Nathapong LMAO STOP
I am trying not to laugh out loud at 2:29am in the morning so that I don’t wake anyone up.
Thanks lol
sounds like an intro to a coming-of-age movie. you could say it's an introduction to more drama lol
I was feeling kind of moody this morning. This really made my day. Thank you very much.🥰🙏😂.
😂
You should create a masterclass called Matt Self D'Avellopment
Ronei Junior comment of the year omg😂👏🏼
Smooth xD
Best comment ever
I would pay for that. He should also do one on how to film and edit.
Lol
Try journaling, no sugar, meditation, waking up at 5 am and cold showers all at once for 30 days.
if I dont remember wrong , he made a video talking about "building habits once at a time". So that would only be a challenge
cody wanner did that, a.d.d. master
No masturbating and no porn.
That would cause anxiety am I right
he might explode lol
I once journaled for a year as a Valentine's gift for my girlfriend (and now wife). It took 4 books, 1154 pages overall.
I’m not sure I understand. As a gift, you journaled for a year? Your girlfriend wanted you to journal?
@@saigebasil2285 its not that she wanted. That was a surprise gift. Yesterday was a 5 years anniversary, first page written 13.02.2015. but now we're divorcing..
Leto1988 oh no why divorcing? Are you using journaling to help with the process?
@@LFO229 hello Luis. I'm not doing it anymore. That was only that one year project. Answering your second question is difficult and honestly too personal, so sorry. Things just got too complicated, but to be fair, it is mostly me who is to blame.
@@LFO229 thank you very much Luis for your kind words. I tried to read this journal lately, it's been five years already but the memeories are vivid enough that each sentence cuts through me like a glass. I've known my wife for 17 years, and i'm only 32, so basically since we were kids. It will take some time to recover.
I've journaled for 45 years. I've had times when I've gone for days, weeks, months, and then for a year or two when I was temporarily legally blind and couldn't journal. But I've always returned to it and now that I'm old and in my 60s, have plenty of time for it. I imagine someone 100 years from now finding my old journal volumes in an attic and reading about how life was for an avetage person during the different decades of my life.
Nice to read something from a guy's perspective.
Legally blind?
@@titiavandeneertwegh3170 in the US, legally blind means you have very low vision where you can't drive, read normal size type, read directions on a package, and other similar things, and where glasses don't help. It differs from total blindness where one sees only blackness.
that sounds so beautiful!! I hope I get to read about your life ^_^
I've journaled for 20 years, and it really changed my life, including 10 years of time doing travel journals around the world. i also just wanted to speak to my heart and made this video for sharing my experiences with audience from my channel. th-cam.com/video/9C_FmHA25h4/w-d-xo.html
About a yr ago.me and my family moved house(renting) and when we were getting everything in the house and stuff,we found a journal on top of a shelf in the garage.idk what happened to it now but ye,it was a person that was older and she just wrote everything happening in her life.it was interesting.
i’ve journaled for a year today. i started bc i don’t want to forget my middle school years. best decision i’ve ever made.
Great idea, I hardly remember my school/college years and always wish I remembered more.
I journal for the same reason! Feels great knowing I'll be able to look back on these days decades into the future and get to "chat" with my younger self.
That’s when I started! Over ten years later, I love looking back at those memories!
YES! I want to be able to look back at my middle school self and laugh at my problems. I will be continuing journaling for high school and college as well because I know if I don't I'll regret it.
I am in college now and was thinking of the same. I would love to journalise my life so that in future I can have a record of what happened, how it happened.
One mistake many people make - including myself at first - is waiting until the end of the day to write it. F that. Do it first thing in the morning, before anything else. In the evening we just wanna collapse into bed. Don't create friction where there needn't be any.
This is how I got second-language students journal daily over an entire year:
Make it into your own personal time by getting up before anyone else. This becomes something you look forward to.
Do it in the same place every day. Eliminate decisions like this to free up time and mental energy.
Don't make a big deal out of it. Do hold yourself accountable, though, and make certain to write each day, just don't beat yourself up if you don't; you have enough people nagging at you all day, you don't want your voice in that mix too.
Get yourself the cheapest 'nice' journal you want. Don't get something too fancy that you'll feel bad about scribbling in, but do make it nice.
Get a pen that makes you feel fancy. Also, cheap pens encourage you to keep throwing away old ones which creates a lot of landfill rubbish. Or if you're really worried about that, get a bamboo pencil. Bamboo is awesome.
Write about what you're happy to have in your life (it will feel banal until you've run out of insignificant things to mention, then it gets good).
Write about what you want to do. Keep it real, but take time once a month to write and assess long-term goals.
Then write until you stop writing. Some days you will write 1/2 a page, some days it's 3. Both are correct.
I recommend doing a check-in during your afternoon coffee break, where you write down things you could have done better, or how your thinking about xyz has changed by the afternoon.
At the end of the journal, read back through and, if you like, write a summary before you start a new journal.
Hope this helps someone!
Edit: thank you all - one distinction I forgot to add was the difference between a diary and a journal. These terms are not synonymous, though they may seem to be.
To be specific, *a journal is an objective reflection on your current state and future plans.* Try to use past-tense especially when it comes to emotions. Analyse why you felt a certain way, instead of just reliving the emotion on the page.
In contrast, a diary is a subjective record of how you feel and the current events, without the benefit of reflection.
For example, it's not "The Journal of Anne Frank" - diary was a conscious choice there. Also, the famous stoic book "Meditations" was compiled from the journals of Marcus Aurelius - he didn't write about how the stupid camp cook would over-season the food and how it upset his tummy, even though we know this likely happened. Instead of that, he would sit and take a 3000ft view of the situation and examine it objectively.
Have fun!
William, Thanks for the tips.( : To get myself started, I just set my phone alarm to remind me it is time to write in my journal. It should help until I can establish the habit.
Thank you so much❤️
this really helped me, and I've copy pasted what you've written into a document so i can refer back to it. cheers man!
Made me thought of starting journaling. Thanks!
It did good sir, thanks.
Been journaling for 10 years.
I have kept a journal from 12 years old to 21 years old. And I loved every minute of it.
This is how:
1. Make it fun. Personalize your journal. Put stickers on the front, print quotes or make a cover that will make you want to look at it.
2. When you make an entry, put something inside. (Tape an object to the page that signifies that day.) (A flower, a note, a drawing, a photo).
3. DO NOT write everyday if you don't want to. I write every 2-3 months, (sometimes more) and write about 2 pages summing up whats happened in my life within that time span and how I feel about it. Not enough happens in my life to write everyday, I like to add stuff up and give a story dump on the page, it makes it more fun to read later. Almost feels like a real story.
4. Once you have about 2 months worth of pages, RE-READ. It is so fun to look back and remember things you would've never thought about again. Like the time you got too drunk, or ran into your ex, make a new friend. These are all things that you are going to thank yourself later for writing.
My journal makes me laugh, cry, and realize so much about my past that I can now learn from. HIGHLY recommend.
Wow! Thats great! Thank you for the tips!👌👍❤️💯✌️🤙😂
Thats Great, Thanks For The Tips!
thank you so much, this was so helpful
Thanks, sounds like some good tips.
Damn I love how you commented this, thanks for sharing you’re tips I will take notes 📝
I journaled for roughly 2 years straight, at the time I didn't see the benefits of doing it, but my therapist suggested I try it. I wrote about my fears, and anxiety, and slowly they dissipated. A few years had past when I found my journals again during a move, so I read them again what I learned was that my fears are all made up in my head, theirs no truth to any of the things that kept me up at night, and the overwhelming amount of worry. None of the things that I lost sleep over happened other things happened, but not my worst thoughts & fears.
That's great! Reading all these motivational comments is motivating me. So thank you!!💯💯👍❤️❤️👍👌☺️🙂
That’s great I think I need a therapist but I am very scared to ask my parents so I want to use my journal kind of like my therapist
*_Your Journal is like your best friend, You don't have to pretend with it, you can be honest and write however you want_*
Dude I literary found you in every self help video wtf ?!
Anyway I like your channel
I think that I have to find a best friend first 😞
@@AyaHadil_it_is_me thanks for checking out my videos! I'm glad you like them :)
I saw your comments on Psych2Go, Anna Akana, and now Matt D'Avella. And... School of Life I think?
I wonder where else I may stumble upon your comments...
@@mattgarte8473 kurzgesagt, Pursuit of Wonder, Improvement Pill, Miles Carter, What I've Learned. ;) Recommended channels
the cinematography in this video wow!! 1:14
I WAS JUST ABOUT TO COMMENT ON THAT BECAUSE HOLY MOLY THAT WAS GOOD
RIGHT!? That shot was fucking sick!
Fanboy
I think he’s using that lens
I reckon it is a lense like the one mkbhd make a video about
@@luqman4826 I've thought so too
I journal completely without rules. I do what I want. Because I keep my whole life in one journal I NEED it every day. I write down my to dos for work, I track my Chinese learning process, sometimes I just glue pictures of kpop idols on a page. I don’t care anymore, I’ll do what works for me at the specific time in my life and I use it for more than one thing, so journaling never feels like a burden to me.
Depending on my day my journal is
My diary
My to do list
My Kalender (even though I always use digital ones too)
A kpop journal
A sketchbook
a bullet journal
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
A to- do- list is technically bullet journaling
Going to print this a put it on my first page
I do the same. I don't put restrictions on my journal.
Gosh same. I journal, bujo, doodle and everything else in one notebook. Going through it faster too. Sometimes I write poems and verses I enjoy reading. :) Good to know there are others who do the same.
Same to me. Apart of journaling daily activities, I write a journal to keep track of Chinese learning process as well. It works really well. And it also boosts my communication skills + organizing things efficiently.
Can we just take a minute to appreciate this 1:14
Yes.
@@JayK108 Yes.
Yeah...was thinking the same
Probe lens go brazy
Yup
I’ve kept a journal since I was 15. I don’t write everyday. I used to force myself to though. But the last few years, I just write when my body/mind tells me too. I trust it.
Lauren Elloise I totally agree! I consider myself a journaler and I’ve never once been disappointed in myself if I didn’t need it for a week or a month?
Rachel Hobbs Oh nice! Yeah there’s no point putting pressure in yourself to write. Then it doesn’t work as well as it should.
I want to write everyday but always forget to do it. N always remember when i already in my bed to sleep.
Lauren Elloise Sounds awesome!
Lauren Elloise same exactly I keep it on my night stand and just when I feel like writing I write sometimes I can spend months without writing anything but it’s therapeutic I think...
1:14
Wait !!!!!
This is what called quality content...
This is why I open TH-cam...
No doubt you are perfectionist..
Put so much effort on every video..
I felt exactly the same at this exact scene! And when you mentioned this timestamp, I knew you were talking about this scene.
@@daymannovaes same for me, but even I knew it I put the 1.14 to see it again
he probably used the probe lens, you should check mkbhd's vid on it to feel the lens' true capability
That was fucking amazing.
@@pranavpipariya8556 ohh !!! Thanks for this, I'll check it..
I’ve been journalling for a long time now ever since elementary school when my dad introduced me to the idea. I used to pressure myself to write everyday, thinking I had to keep up and record everything going on in my life, and when I missed days I’d blame myself. But I realized you don’t really have to write everyday, because a lot of my days are very similar, I think about the same things, and I feel like it’s pointless to record the same thoughts over and over again in different ways. Now, I only journal when I feel the need to get something unto paper, which is about 2-3 times a week. When I’m feeling very low or angry or sad, I like to write to get the feeling out, to be able to have it flow out of my brain instead of being bottled up inside me. I think it helps me understand myself more too. I love how journalling captures my thoughts and emotions and what I feel throughout my days. Usually I write when I am struck with a new idea, or had an unusual day or feel emotional. I enjoy journalling and I would definitely recommend it, but just keep in mind journalling is to help you not an opportunity for pressure and self criticism.
I want to write too, but I don't know what exactly to write about and I don't have consistency :(
@emma zhang - Me too! Realising that journaling is supposed to work for me and not the other way around was the biggest breakthrough 😅 once I put aside the (self-created) pressure of writing everyday, it become something that comforts me and helps me untangle my thoughts :)
@Shreya Anand - it can feel a bit daunting at first because though we think all the time, we are not used to observing our thoughts.. and then there's putting them into words which could feel like another hurdle. But just like any other practice, the key is to start from where you are.
- Download a journal app or just open your phone's notes app; alternatively pick your favourite pen and notebook and just write whenever you're by yourself. At first it might feel a bit strange, but with time it won't.
- Try out different ideas, prompts from the internet if you need; keep experimenting to figure out what works for you. Don't like writing? Use a recorder! Not a wordy person? Create a photo journal!
- Initially you can keep a reminder for journaling but it's only to get you started. There's no need to stress about it. With time it might become a habit or not.
Journaling may not be for everyone, but it's definitely worth trying for everyone.
I really like journaling but I feel like I hold back and restrict what I write because I feel like one day someone is going to find it and read how I truly feel :-(
asiaisa, i can absolutely relate to that; I used to think the same and so initially whenever I wrote something, I'd write it in cryptic ways so that only I'd know what I'm writing about.. like not mention the event or people, because it was more about getting my thoughts out and not narrating the event itself. That lasted for a while but then I think through the experience of writing itself I became bolder, more accepting of my thoughts and feelings.. so I was able to be more honest with myself and then eventually even stopped caring about what others think. It all happened gradually over the years.. and now I can write a lot more freely without censoring my thoughts. Also, practically speaking, would using a password protected app on the phone or computer help you open up to yourself? Give it a try :)
When I journal, I write my whole heart out. I write out my strongest feelings and thoughts and although those feelings and thoughts may be sometimes scary and or very sad, it feels so good just facing them letting them out.
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ami 🙂
Your profile 😂😂
same
Tip: organize your journal
1: date/time
2: free write 5 mintues
3: day's goal
4: reward - rewarding something small for targeting the goals
5: before sleep: write how the perfect day would've been. Play a small mentel picture before falling a sleep
6: write the perfect day summary
Overtime, this will help with thought process, clarity, time management and solid platform to build a healthier lifestyle
Please try it for a month and share your experience
Amazing advice!! Hope others would take this advice
Thank you
I really do not recommend this strategy, I've been journaling for years now sometimes more than once a day every day of the week because I want to, the only reason I always want to is because I like the limitless boundaries that journaling has to offer so by defining certain tasks I think it strips away the joy of journaling.
@@mara7601 idgaf what you recommend random stranger who claims to be an authority on the subject.
I started journaling every day after a traumatic brain injury that made my thoughts foggy and my hands shaky. Three months later, the writing has really helped my hands become steady and strong again, and it’s becoming easier to think and speak clearly. Tldr journaling is helping me heal physically and cognitively
I'm so happy for you and glad your getting better.😊
Alana Murphy, wonderful results.
good job. hope it keeps getting better :)
wow, that's awesome. Maybe we all can gain a healthier mind from journaling.
wow. thats a powerful story. hope your doing better.
i started journaling because i was going through my first love and since i’m really bad at expressing my feelings i poured my heart out in my journal. it’s life changing y’all
Same here. First Love, change me alot I start journaling.
What exactly it changes?
Can you elaborate on the changes :)
For me personally, a journal is a really helpful way to preserve memories :) When I look back at the diaries I used to keep since 7 years ago, just reading again what I wrote and how I wrote it helps me remember how I thought and talked and what was important to me at that age, even the most mundane quirks and little things come rushing back to my memory, so it's a really fun lookbook to your past. In that way also, it helps you see how you've matured as a person. I don't use journalling primarily as a self-improvement tool, as much as I use it as a time capsule, and that's just what works for me :D 💖
omg same.
preserving memories - an excellent reason to keep journaling
Exactly! Same here. There are no Journal Police. Lol No one is going to grade anyone for their sentence structure, grammar or punctuation! 😄
Dude the quality of your video. It just mesmerises me. Seriously I can't stop looking every corner of the screen and be awwwwwd on how well the quality is.
Me tooo ! Man it's so damn clear !
I'm poor, I can't even enjoy a good quality video.
Seriously, i just watch your videos for thier look, otherwise internet is full of mentor videos
Before journaling, I thought I just had some odd thoughts.
After journaling, I question if I have schizophrenia and have considered starting a cult.
Would recommend.
A L 10/10 feel the same way lol, what are you gonna call your cult?
Children of Anhedonia
😂 😂 😂
This makes me happy. Glad I m not the only one that thought about starting a cult after starting journaling.
Hope your cult does well and gets a lot of followers!
I hated that I like this comment because it was at 420 b4 I liked it 😭
I've been keeping a journal (diary) since I was a kid! I stopped writing often 2 years ago when I started having symptoms of clinical depression. Until then, I became less aware of what's happening in my life, I lose track of things and important details of my life, I started becoming forgetful that my memory only lasts for hours, the longest would be 4 days. I wanted to go back to journaling, to my old self, but the void seem to keep on pulling me away from touching my pen and notebook. No words would cave in in my head. It's just blank and blue.
Right now, I am happy to share to everyone who'd read this that I discovered a new way of journaling, that is doing my daily devotions. I was healed from depression and I can say that it really put order and helped me discover the real purpose of my life since then. I've never experienced this kind of freedom, bravery, confidence, and tranquility my entire life until I've come to know Him.
Right now, I'm not only doing my daily devotions, but I'm also back on journaling. Both perform miracle in my mental health :)
this is so extremely uplifting & it’s giving me hope for my current state. can you be more specific on what you journaled and the daily devotions?
Sometimes I don’t know what is bothering me, so I write down everything that is still lingering in the back of my head and suddenly it becomes clear. Thank god for journaling!
I've been journaling almost every day since I'm 10. I don't want to forget my life and I hope I will continue writing until I'm old. It really helps me.
Am doing it since 16 but it's good tho , it's good to hear u started that at so early age ,
Keep going 👍👍
I wish you well
I started at 11. I'm almost 20 now. Its been one of the most therapeutic things ive done. Plus its fun to look back and laugh on your life
I started at 15-16 and now Im almost 24. I write about my general day and things I might be thinking that day. At age 20 or so I was diagnosed a type of amnesia caused by PTSD, I dont know the name in english, but I couldn't remember quite well or not at all events in the time between 17 to 19 or even more. It's weird to know that I could read my diaries to remember stuff, to know that my memories are there (although I dont want to read them, I went thru them a bit once but got triggered and stopped inmediately)
Im 12 almost 13. Should i start?
Matt: “I wanted a journal I could fit in my pocket”
Backpack: am I a joke to you?
Albert Wright 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Well, I for example I’m not that into backpacks, at least on a daily basis. I want my EDC to fit into my pockets. I’m with Matt on this one ;)
Albert Wright Hahahaha yes mate this was hilarious
Haha!
ruyveng yeah but he wears a backpack in the video
I just want to tell you, I have suffered from anxiety and depression for a LONG time and all of your videos have truly changed the perception I have of myself and ways I can improve. Thank you so much ❤️
journaling is one of the things im so glad and proud that i developped into a habit in 2019. it helped me so much to clear my mind and have a more clear vision, and i just love the feeling of letting all my emotions out into the paper. also, when journaling, is the only time i feel like im completely free and can say whatever i want and be complete honest without the fear of being judged. i love it and recommend it to anyone.
I'm glad i'm not the only one who tries to write in a journal stops after a few weeks and then when I start again need a new journal.
Monkee Nez I hate myself for dodging that bc it’s so wasteful 😭
I started journaling 5 years ago during my freshman year in uni and last month, i finally graduated! I looked back at old entries about my anxiety and several moments of giving up then it made me realize, *it does get better* . Eventually, everything will fall into place.
pink sweater this is unrelated but i read I Love Yoo
Awh I teared up
nice pfp
I've journaled for 20 years, and it really changed my life, including 10 years of time doing travel journals around the world. i also just wanted to speak to my heart and made this video for sharing my experiences with audience from my channel. th-cam.com/video/9C_FmHA25h4/w-d-xo.html
I started journaling when I was 6, I am 25 now and it’s been my favourite thing to do ever since.
I like re reading my old entries to see how far I’ve come! It always helps me whatever I have to go through.
Expressing yourself through words is the best thing ever.
Whenever I watch his videoes, I always feel like he's accusing me of not doing work
because for some people, life seems to be a constant competition. I'd guess that that's why this channel even exists.
@@koenigkorczak well it depends on the person. But personally it just helps me be productive. I don't think it's a competition.wjth other people, it's more like a competition with yourself.
Haven't watched whole video yet but I just wanted to say thank you for posting meaningful content here. I've been meaning to say this fo a while. You make a difference on youtube and really inspire people to be better and do better. I bought Ramit's book after watching your video with him and I'm finding it extremely helpful. Thank you !
Same! Also guilty for buying the book
Thanks Emy. That really means a lot!
@@mattdavella Mr. Matt D'Avella, would you consider doing a 30 day challenge of a diet of meat only? I do find your videos quite enjoyable and we wish you well on furthering the life style you have cultivated so far.
I also bought the book!! Lol
EmysMagicWorld AGREE
I think journaling isn't just about mind-dumping, sorting through your thoughts and feelings. It is also about recording prescious memories so you can look back on the good times.
true.
That’s a perfectly valid approach. I think it just really depends on the person, and how the journal can complement your natural tendencies. If you naturally tend to remember mostly the lows or want to encourage more gratitude, recording the highs is probably a lovely and useful way to journal. If you tend to suppress negative emotions until they drive you crazy, however, journaling can really help confront them. Or if you get overwhelmed easily, journaling can help you sort out your thoughts - good and bad - in a more organized fashion. At the end of the day, it just needs to work for the individual person. It’s private anyway, so whatever goes in there is valid. That’s part of the beauty.
@@rainygreymornings awesome comment
The best reason to keep a journal is so that in 10 years time when you ask yourself 'why the f did I do that 10 years ago' you might have some chance of finding out.
i think the biggest thing i love about journaling is the fact that i can go back and read these words that meant nothing at the time but mean so much to me now, this year (2020) obviously has been such a huge year and i didnt journal consistently.. but a few days ago i read through it and it is insane the growth i can literally read the growth and self development and it is so rewarding
0:58 Journaling is a powerful way to get a bird's eye view of our lives.
Loved that line
Exactly
We can determine in better way , & also can look up the ways to do it in good manner
Interesting! I'm actually quite the opposite. I journal whenever I feel content and I (mostly) don't write in my journal when I'm struggling. Pointing out the positive things and being able to reread and remember them changed my perspective on life, as I used to remember only the negative things. Now, whenever I need an uplift or a boost of confidence I go through my journal!
I need to try this. I mostly journal when I'm struggling and always forget all the good thing in my life
Love the idea wow
Never thought of this before, but it's honestly an amazing idea! I'm going to have to give it a try!!
I might try this. I have anxiety and have a nasty habit of ruminating over negative things.
@@user-nf3hh8kn5r Same. I've been wanting to work on adding more gratitude into my day to help combat anxiety. Hopefully it helps both of us :)
You being so transparent and honest, literally kept me watching your video all the way through. I could very well connect with you and your opinions are good :). Keep up the awesome work!
Honestly the most underated channel. You do just amazing job on this videos
5:29 "But when you feel like this, it's all you can think about"
Whenever I have anxiety about something people keep telling me to 'stop thinking about it and focus on something else.'
But you can't. You can't because it's anxiety.
Yeah right, same here! People who haven't experienced anxiety don't understand it .
#PleaseReadThis ~ you should not resist the anxiety, but do not let them in, make some space to let it flow through, just like the dam !
That's where journaling helps. Your mind feels free once it's shared in a journal.
The 'focusing on something else' is difficult. It takes practise. If, in the beginning you choose two or three other topics to focus on, using just one at a time...like french verbs, maths formulas, planting a new garden, making or constructing something. Anything really that you can give your whole attention to.
Then, when the unwanted thoughts start, you say to yourself, 'stop, stop, stop' or 'cancel, cancel, cancel' or some other word and go immediately to 'planning the new garden' or whatever. If you don't have pre-planned topics your mind flounders around and then slides back into the old pattern, habit, rut.
Do this every time and your subconscious will finally get that you want to think about other things and start doing it automatically any time the unwanted thoughts come up.
This happens quite quickly for some people and takes longer for others. But it won't help at all if you don't practise.
Literally saw this new video pop up after writing down my own contemplations. Thanks for the amazing content as always!
And my respect for the shot at 1:14. Dayumn.
Omg 😱,how he did it?
@Kurt Ballesteros Same thought
Saw that! Ugh beautiful, isn't it?
Pretty sure he was playing around with the new Laowa 24mm probe lens.
@Kurt Ballesteros you too watch MKBHD videos
A method of journaling I take and have been successful is setting up an automation called Shortcut in iOS that prompts me questions to answer at a certain time every day. Those answers will be recorded into Notes. I have questions that ask what my mood is, how I am feeling, what am I thinking. This gave my journal a structure and less frictions to journal.
Do you mind sharing how to do this and what questions you ask? I have an iPhone but don’t know how to create the prompt you mentioned.
It took me 4 years to fill every page in my journal but damn every time I go back and read it, it really makes me emotional. I don’t know I guess it’s just nice to keep memories and it’s crazy to see the state of mind you’re in throughout the years I love it
Him: "it was complete bullshit"
Me: Really??
Him: "till it wasn't"
Me: Ah, okay
me too
Gosh it nearly killed me when he said Actually it was bullshit
*Lol, same*
Same lmfao
Me too🤣
Journaling is self thearapy.
absolutely agree
You’re making such a great statement, at least spell it right.
Yes, so true. But I wish I could finish my journal writing but my story requires dialogues, which I don't know how to do. I need to learn that first. I have a lot of pain and troubles bottled up inside. 😔
@@alinasings y'all too funny😭😂
Journaling is an underrated form of meditation. I've journaled for 20 years, and it really changed my life, including 10 years of time doing travel journals around the world. i also just wanted to speak to my heart and made this video for sharing my experiences with audience from my channel. th-cam.com/video/9C_FmHA25h4/w-d-xo.html
I’m going to try journalling myself for a while. It’s also so good to see how honest you are about sharing your feelings of anxiety at times. I really appreciate it. Thanks for your input.
I love journaling! It really helps me unleash all of my thoughts without feeling like I'm dumping all my problems on my friends. I don't journal everyday, but it really helps me when I feel depressed or I can't get something off of my mind. Sometimes it does feel like a chore but I almost always feel better after journaling. There are times where I want to make everything look perfect and aesthetic, but I just remind myself that I journal for myself and nobody else, and it's to dump my thoughts. It's been really useful since I started high school last year. I went through a really bad depression several months ago, and journaling helped with my self discovery and pulled me out of it. I definitely recommend, and I promote it whenever I hear of people dealing with suppressed feelings like anger issues or anxiety.
I love that you're talking about your anxiety. It makes me feel less alone and i really appreciate your openness.
i realized through this vid that i might experience anxiety. Need to ask a professional for confirmation though, which i’m probably never gonna do. So, yeah. All in all, cool vid.
Everyone has issues brother, everyone has insecurities, everyone’s scared. So far to me the best thing that helped me was to be 100% honest with myself and with others. Idk why but it really helped clear up my mind. If you feel awkward in a conversation, legitimately bring up that you feel awkward. I have (or shall i say HAD) issues with social anxiety but that really helped. Also another REALLY big thing like I probably contribute 90% of my self development to this, would be a form of spirituality, mine was Christianity but im kinda scared to talk about that on the internet cuz people are extremely judgemental about it. I think any major religion has extremely good virtues or principles you can live by that can easily make you happy. Mine was Christianity. Hope you guys don’t judge but man Jesus changed my life!!
To be realistic some days I sleep in and I can’t keep up with my journal routine BUT the days that I journal I feel so much more clear headed. I feel happier when I journal in my success journal because it keeps my mind on my goals and why I work so hard to build my business. It’s easy to get discouraged when you’re still heading to a 9-5 when you have a passion you’re working so hard on to make your business and free yourself from that world, but the journal has helped me find some peace in the situation and helps me see that there will be an end to this struggle and helps me plan the path to freedom.
I also journal my dreams because they are very vivid and what’s so fun about it is being able to hold the memories of dreams as if they were real moment you experienced because writing them down really solidifies the memory and helps you find the connections in your dreams to your real life. The perfectionism aspect to writing in a journal is something I struggled with in the beginning but when I let go of the aesthetic and decided to just spew out whatever I had to say it was very therapeutic for me and I highly recommend it to anyone struggling with anything, or anyone who is looking for a path to something they want but just can’t quite figure it out. Hope this helps someone. ❤️
NiwaLeaf thank you for sharing your experience because youve also put my experience in words better than i could have ever!
Phuc Nguyen thank you. 🥰
The part in this video where he talked about moving, travel, anxiety, and feeling “unsettled” really resonated with me. I recently went through something similar.
I’ve found that journaling helps me because I brain dump, which reduces my stress, but also because I make goal lists, and when I read back a few months later and have met those goals, it is such a boost of encouragement.
omg i've been journaling for almost 10 yrs now and i can totally relate for apologizing in my journal for not updating it for weeks or even months because im busy..loved this video !
I have what I call a "When You Need It" journal. It's my journal when I need to vent out frustrations, or I'm stressed, or I'm sad about something, or if I just feel the need to write (cause sometimes that just happens 🤷). I've had and used the same journal for a few years now and it's about halfway full.
This is exactly how I use my journal too!
Me too! Sometimes I miss more than a month at a time but the practice really helps me when I need it (anxiety, stress, excitement, gratitude, memorable events etc).
I have one like that too
Glad to hear I'm not the only one!! The concept of forcing myself to journal daily just seems so silly for me personally and my life, as on a normal day nothing really happens except watching TV, reading emails and doing homework. Don't think my future self would really care that on June 30th, 2018, I sat at home and didn't do anything lol.
I've literally just written the same thing!
Does journaling make your cinematography improved?!??! That 1:14 is LIT
RIGHT?!!
LIKE FOR REAL
i think he use the probe lens www.venuslens.net/product/laowa-24mm-f-14-2x-macro-probe/
EVERYONES TYSM FOR BEING HERE. AND THE COMMENTS MAKE ME FEEL SO GOOD. I SAW NO ONE IN MY SURROUNDINGS DOING DIARY WRITING ABOUT THEIR LIFE EVENTS THOUGHTS CRUSHES SO I THOUGHT IT WAS ABNORMAL FOR ME TO DO SO. I THOUGHT I HAD A MENTAL PROBLEM FOR WRITING MY LIFE DOWN. BUT GLAD TO KNOW IT'S SOOOOO POPULAR AND NORMAL!! DIARY WRITING HAPPENED NATURALLY TO ME LIKE IT STARTED WHEN I WAS 7 YEARS OLD.
Ye same here! Anyway that's great to hear!🤙✌️💯❤️👍👌🙂🤣
Journaling is therapeutic for me. It’s a release of all things that need to be and those that don’t.🌺
Journaling is important because reading what you wrote after a few months or a year or more could be life-changing.
It makes me feel weird reading a month old entry.
Swaraj Kanr why? I feel like I personally just judge myself too hard when I read back and I haven’t grown from the problem
@@Victoria-zz1re it just feels like I'm a huge jerk. That's part of my cynicism.
I always cringe at what I've wrote like ... "was I always this stupid ? "
@@Chim3983
Same 😂
So when are we getting the "My NEW Minimalist Apartment" video?
Also, thanks for being an awesome reason to get up every day man.
Kyle Cresswell YEP SEEING BITS OF IT JUST EXCITES ME MORE. I’m waiting!!
Thank you for always telling us how you felt in the full process, you're not only showing or telling us the good side of things but also how hard was it, how mentally you can not be ready for something but you try your best. 💖It just makes me happy how I can relate , learn new things and see life from a different persfective 🤗
I stumbled on this video trying to fix how low I feel. Your honesty about your low point somehow made me feel less alone in how I'm feeling. Thank you for being vulnerable.
*If anything it’s an amazing way to remember your life, all the good and bad. Your life story that can bring you back in time.*
I agree. I go back in time when I read something I wrote. I can remember where I was when I wrote it and exactly how I was feeling.
Once I journaled for a year about the positiv and enjoyable things that happened throughout the day. I made it a point to find 5 such things every single day. It might be the pleasure to cycle to university with my legs just spinning with ease. It might be a tasty meal that I cooked and ate, it might be a successful exam. It might be even good weather.
Now I'm nearly 40 and still it is an automatism in my head to register a lot of good things every day, big or small. I appreciate some things over and over again. It made me a grateful person and it helps overcoming and adjusting to adversities big time.
@Asifa Ishrat You might want to continue, until it gets programmed permanently into your brain.
Jane_Friday I started with a gratitude journal and it became a habit also. Now when I have a really good day, I can't wait to note it down in my journal. Except now the journal is a blank book I use as an art journal along with a to do list and basically an everything book all in one. I'll just take a page for gratitude and then turn the page for whatever's next. Gratitude pages are all throughout. It is a lot of fun to keep a book and my vow is to have color on every page. 😀💕
@@laurak5196 I’m doing that now! I’m on day 3
When you wrote "I know I sound like a broken record" - that is what captures that anxiety feeling for me. And what actually makes it even worse, because you know you're stuck there but you can't help repeating it over and over. Thanks for writing this, it really helped knowing I am not alone.
Can I say, I had just bought a journal yesterday to start this 30 day challenge. And yet these videos retain quality, ease to follow, and overall great takeaways. And that camera shot through the journal!!! Dope!
When will you and Nathaniel Drew do a collab?
Yes
that would be a great collaboration! 😁
YES PLEASE!
He liked it!
It makes me happy enough
Please do it one of my favourite creater together will be epic
Diary = sounds like for kids
Journal = sounds like for adults
but both the same
Journaling is a way to keep track of your habits or come up with a new plan or things to do. While diary is a place where you let out ypur emotions throughout the day. You cant really tell the difference but there is a difference.
I did this for a year. It really helped me focusing and also helped improve my memory.
Came across your channel at a real tough time in my life. Not the first tough time, but one that stands out quite a bit. I’m working to implement many of the things you are talking about in your videos. Hoping this will slow me down and allow me to find myself again. I just want to feel better, even if it is only a little better. Thank you for your vulnerability and honesty. I truly appreciate it.
Want a time machine? Start journaling!
How are you doing it? I started journaling yesterday and hold on, you too? :D
This was why I started journaling!
Been journaling for around a month and a half. I'm using Nathaniel Drew's journaling system with a habit tracker. I'm mostly journaling just to keep up my productivity at it's peak, and the daily/weekly review section that I use is for my mental health.
I'm 17 and ive been journaling since I was 13, and mannnn I love going back and reading through all the memories. it's amazing. I dont really remember much of my life before journaling, but ever since starting I do!
@@osselot same here, i started journaling on january 2018, and man, its AMAZING, to read and go back to my life, my thoughts, my feelings and payers. Also back then i was pretty mess and journaling was i think one of most impactfull things that helped me, like it was my therapy. I can only congrat you that you've been journaling since 13, it must be mindblowing to read this :D
I'm 22, but its never too late to start this amazing journey! :)
Katie Asselborn same wih me. I don’t write down every day, only when I feel like I have to express my feelings or when important stuff happens
If you’re a creative who struggles with really diving into your creative side due to fear of rejection from the public, anxiety or anything really that could be holding you back, I recommend checking out the book The Artists Way. The author dives deep with weekly “morning pages” journaling prompts that digs the feels out of you.
The artists way
Hello, is there a way you can help me get this book?
I started with her book, The Right to Write. Very good too.
Nice check out “habit of the creative mind” written and explained very well
ive been journaling for more than four years now and its the most relieving thing ever.
when i read what ive written years ago, i can exactly remember what happened and what i felt like it was yesterday. thats the best feeling
I agree
Honestly, i had the same experience. I realised that the only times i would go back to write in my journal was when my anxiety or depression was bad that day or if something monumental happened. But, other days, i would miss or i just "couldn't find the time". Like you said, it started feeling like a chore to consistently write. However, i think journaling doesn't have to be something we do everyday. It would be ideal if we could because of the obvious benefits. Essentially, we should have the freedom to write when we want to. Perhaps, if we stopped thinking we had to do it everyday, we'd enjoy it more because the obligation wouldn't be there hanging over our heads everytime we didn't.
I love to journal! For the past six months I’ve been lament journaling, I’m a Christian, so what that means is every time I’m upset about something or something is giving me anxiety, I’ll write out those feelings and “vent” then I’ll pray scripture over it.
For the past week though I’ve been journaling every day because I’m engaged and a friend of mine gifted me with a book called the “power pf a praying wife”. So I’ll read through the book, underline my favorite points and then write in my journal my prayers for my fiancé and prayers for our marriage and prayers for myself as well. The experience has been amazing! I can’t wait to look back on these journals five years into our marriage and read what we were learning and going through!
That's a brilliant shot at 1:14
I said the same thing. SO cool!
Yeah I was wondering if he used a macro probe lens or something
Thanks :)
It helps me when I am stressed. Defenitly a great habit to have. I journal only when I have insights, need to make analysis, self reflection, or some major events in my life thar cause a lot of emotions.
Matt: journaling was bulls***
Me:HOW DARE YOU!
Also Matt:Until it wasn't
Me:...oh...love you Matt D
Meeeeeeeeeeee
I have been journaling since 2002. First day of my middle school. Back then it was a assignment from my teacher. I wrote that kind of journals that you are supposed to turn in to your teacher to review weekly. So it was more of a practice of writing. Then in 2005 I started to journal spontaneously coz I had a crush on a boy. I write about emotions fantasy and dreams. And then when I started college the journal become more interesting coz I was free and started to experience more things. I try to journal every day. But it is hard. Now I am a mother of two toddlers. It is impossible to write everyday. But my journal is my personal therapist. As you said. It helps me confront myself when I have a chaotic mind. I enjoy doing it. I will keep going. Thank you for sharing your story.
Wow. Found myself drawn in by how authentic and vulnerable you're being with us here Matt. I couldn't help but reflect on similar struggles I've been through in the past. Thank you so much for this piece.
I just finished my first Journal which I've been writing in daily (with a few exceptions) for 8 months. I started October 1st. I have to say it has been a really great outlet for me. Anytime I felt anxious or depressed (which can happen often) I'd write. The sadness or anxiety would fade. Not completely but just enough that I could have a temporary relief. Almost like Tylenol taking the edge off a headache.
Thank you so much Matt for everything you do, I love your videos! This one has been a huge life changer, and hit close to home.
Matt, you should try doing yoga for 30 days.
Natalia Sanchez YES! I hope that’s coming!
@@megankelly515 I agree
Not any yoga. Please try to attend an Isha Foundation program, if you can.
Maybe Inner Engineering.
Then he would need a Yoga Matt 😂
@@cristianmerono 🤣🤣🤣
I’ve been keeping a diary/ journaling for ..omg it’s been 10 years? No..almost 10 years I think. I started at 9 years old and next January will be 10 years consistently. I was looking for videos on other ways I can enhance my view on keeping a diary, but I think it’s an individual practice that just has to be apart of who you are and will later be incorporated into your routine. There are days I thought “ this will probably be my last diary, even though I bought 3 more for the future.” I always think about which one will be my last one, or if I’ll ever get bored one day, or if I’ll die and what’ll be my last page, my last words. But for 10 consistent years, I’ve learned a lot about myself. I don’t typically go back and read what 11 year old me had going on back then, but even at that age, I look back and see how smart I am and how I don’t give myself much credit. I use it for self love and respect purposes. I really liked this video and your experience ☺️
I love this! I have been a journaler all my life.Have over 30 journals and I am able to learn so much about myself and get in touch with what is going on in my heart so much easier when I journal. I will be documenting my travels while I travel out of my van. I am so excited!
I find that I'm mentally healthier whenever I do journal and in hindsight, it's really nice to have something to look back to, to just a you in time. I could be grateful on days that's better than when it wasn't but also give me a perspective that things can get better when I read about good days, knowing that it won't always be bad.
Journaling is my way to learn about my habitual thoughts---and change them if they don't serve me.
Could you please explain this further?
Wow, thanks for this idea
@@ArnePuschmann Sure! I learned about the relationship between our thoughts, feelings, and actions through life coaching. Basically what we think about the circumstances in the world creates our feelings, which in turn create our actions, which drive our results. We have control over our thoughts, but need to become aware of them before we can do anything about them. While the concept is simple, the work that lies underneath it all is challenging and takes time. I use journaling following specific steps to get to know my thoughts better, learn why I feel the way I feel, so I'm able to choose "healthier thoughts".
If you're interested to learn about this in detail, I can recommend Brooke Castillo's podcast. In the first episode she goes over this concept, which she refers to as the "model". I hope this could help! The link to the podcast:
th-cam.com/video/3b2vZj5Jdkw/w-d-xo.html
Yeah, same here!! It does help
I really loved your comment. I think that is an absolutely amazing outlook to have on it.
You nailed my thoughts on the subject in seconds. The storytelling in this video is incredible.
*Just wow!*
I keep a journal kind of as anarchive of my ideas, feelings, thoughts, anxieties and most importantly (to me) my experiences. Four years of journaling has really boosted my memory. The memories I had before I started journaling are kind of hazy and all over the place. After I started writing things down, a clear timeline of memories has formed in my mind. Looking back at my old journals I can see the phases I have gone through in the past four years and how the way I look at things has slowly changed.
Also, it's really useful for me when I'm unsure of something that happened in the past. If it's something notable, I have most likely written it down, and I can confirm what actually happened.
I’m binge watching, or more listening as if this was a podcast, your videos on self development before 2020 while redoing my room and getting ready to start my bullet jounal for the upcoming year. Your videos are really inspiring and somehow motivating me to try things for a longer period than just a day!
Ohhh you bought that macro probe lens....woow it's incredible
I've been journaling on and off for the past 3-4 years now, and ironically, I attempted to start a daily journaling habit when I stumbled upon your channel back in April. My work is very taxing and has irregular shift hours so my habit hasn't been as consistent, but all things considered, I have made more progress in the past month than I have in the past few years. I enjoy it because I do enjoy writing, and as you mentioned, I love the analog feel of things, the inability to edit your thought, and your stream of consciousness has helped incredibly with my perfectionism and anxiety surrounding my writing.
I have a ways to go, but seeing your take on journaling has helped a lot. Thanks Matt!
Your past experience with journaling is my exact experience! I have 6 journals with only a few pages filled. It’s very discouraging! Thank you for your video! Excited to be more consistent with it!
Personal, I have been journaling since I started college in 2014 and I still am journaling 5 years later and I have finally graduated. Journaling for me has been a huge journey with many learning lessons. You find yourself wanting to write the perfect day, have perfect spelling and complete the whole 300 pages. This will be overwhelming at first but with patience you find that a journal is meant to take time to follow you through the good, through the ruff and help push you into the future. I have several journals some I use on a daily basis, because I need to keep a notebook for work, and some that I use monthly or even yearly. I give the journal a purpose and only log an entry when the purpose is met. I have made myself a journal of my college life entering about ones a month, but not limiting myself to an amount. I have over 200 entries and half was me telling myself that I needed to work harder and the other half is how hard life can be. Though I do have some gems in that journal that are totally for me to know and no one else. I have probably 10 journal projects going right now and some I don’t plan to finish until 2031 (10 years after graduating) journaling isn’t about how well you can write or how often it’s about being patient. If you find yourself writing once a year keep it in one place and 10 years from now you’ll know why you made it.
Crazy to think, we are half-way through 2019 already (+_+)
It's going by too fast!
Weird, i think the opposite, i think its slow
Bastian Rivero until it’s 2020 and your like wtf that was fast 😂
It seems to be flying by!
Journaling helped me come back from the brink of committing suicide, so yea i guess it's helpful sometimes...
Journaling is the key of finding out who you really are, it helped me with anxiety, depression, journaling is mental therapy
Congratulations.That is amazing and you should be mega-proud of yourself!
@@lizesco746 Yes, it helps us to understands who we are as an individual
Sometimes huh.. crazy in a good way
I went through this same exact event with anxiety and journaling absolutely saved me. Kinda feels good to know I'm not the only one always watching perfect youtubers or people live perfect lives can often be incredibly discouraging.
Journaling has been an incredibly healing way to reconnect with myself, to my emotions and my desires and dreams. To build confidence, understand my past and rewrite my beliefs to create the future I want. I adore journaling. I didn't do it consistently for a while, but it's always been there, like an old friend to reconnect with whenever I need it. Now I think I'll be journaling pretty regularly for the rest of my life
I did it. 61 days now. Totally worth it. I will continue. Task completion was the goal. Thanks Matt
Douglas E. Middleton this has 61 likes at this exact moment..spooky