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6 Reasons Why People Who Journal On a Daily Basis Are Happier
You probably have at least one friend who always carries a journal with her.
When you have a conversation, she takes notes of important ideas and thoughts (and she actually uses them later).
She never forgets her appointments because she immediately puts them down on her calendar.
She has told you before how she journals in the morning, or how it calms her down to spend the evening alone with her notebook and a cup of tea — and she never misses an opportunity to brag about what a big part of her life this is.
And you just can’t get your head around it.
It sounds like so much work. You’ve tried it before, and you always ended up dropping the habit. “I’ve got better ways to spend my time”, you think.
However, you have probably noticed that this friend has a special glow to her. Somehow, she seems to have it together. She always seems unusually… happy.
And the truth is, it’s not a coincidence.
Countless successful and brilliant personalities such as Winston Churchill or Leonardo DaVinci had one common secret to remain calm and happy while leading lives that changed the world. You guessed it:
