Reasons to start journaling.

Forget everything you think you know about journaling.

Feel more positive and grateful.

Journaling encourages you to make time for yourself and practise gratitude. The benefits of being grateful all well-known. It can help lower stress, improve sleep, and reduce symptoms of depression. Journaling enables you to focus on the things that make you feel good.

2. Reduce stress and anxiety.

People who get their thoughts and feelings onto paper are more able to handle emotional stress than those who don't. That's because journaling gave them an outlet for any unhelpful thoughts. It reduces anxiety and can contribute to a good night's sleep.

3. Achieve any goal.

Achievable goals help us feel happy and fulfilled. Whether it's by day, week or month, studies have shown you're more likely to achieve your goals when you write them down. Journaling helps keep you motivated and accountable so you can build consistent habits.

Improve physical health.

Journaling's proven to boost your immune system by improving recovery times and relieving symptoms of burnout. Not only that, but it also actively encourages healthier lifestyle choices.

. Boost brain function.

Journaling doesn't just boost your working memory; it also helps decision-making and cognitive processing. That's because the practice of writing enhances the way our minds take in, process, retain and retrieve information. Essentially, journaling becomes your second brain.