Every few months my journal runs out of empty pages, prompting me to start a new one. Itās a perfect opportunity to look back through my old journal and reflect on how to improve my journaling practice. Letās do it.
A few raw ideas:
Create a theme / intention for my journal. I decided to call my previous one āSurrendering to Effortlessnessā. Iām not quite sure about the new one yet, although a few ideas are brewing.
The relationship between my digital journaling and organic* journaling is quite rocky. I donāt have any specific insights how to improve it right now, but Iāll keep it in mind for the following months.
Iād like to create a beautiful cover page for my journal. It feels like a powerful ritual. [update : I did.]
Keep my journal on the tableāuse it to take meeting notes. I love the process and itās much more time effective than doing it after the meeting.
I love how my Minimalist Journaling System is evolving. The newest iteration gives me a lot of pleasure:
Keep shortening content loopsāas in getting ideas from pages of my journal into existence. Iāve seen a lot of progress in that area in the last two months, but thereās still a lot of space for improvement. MindJuggling is a good place to do it.
Find a better purpose for the index page. I have zero need for an index page. I tried using it for giving headlines to my weeks and tracking growth of subscribers on JournalSmarterās e-mail list, but it just doesnāt work. For now Iāll keep the page empty and see if something comes up.
It would be interesting to create an intentions pageāwrite down my intentions for the next few months and then come back to it when I finish the journal. It might also serve as a focusing exerciseāI could review the page to remind myself of whatās important to me. I have a few focusing practices already, but I guess it never hurts to have more.
For months now Iāve been meaning to create my equivalent to Silviaās heath tracker. There are a few very specific metrics Iād like to track regularly and I feel that the MJS is not the right space to do it. I never find the time/energy to get to do it, but who knowsāmaybe now itās the time?
* I really like the idea of ādigital <> organicā instead of ādigital <> analogueā.