7 Great Benefits That Come From Journaling

1. 7 Great Benefits That Come From Journaling parsippany.tutoringcenter.com/blog/posts/tips/7-great-benefits-that-come-from-journaling If you've ever felt curious about journaling or you've maybe thought about starting a couple of times, in this post by The Tutoring Center, Parsippany NJ, you'll learn a few of the important reasons to go for it. Journaling is the act of recording your activities, thoughts, opinions, and/or feelings. This can be done in a notebook, on your phone, or through other medium. The entries can be short or long, be done on a daily basis or sporadically, and revolve around your life in general or specific areas of it. Though journaling can be done in a variety of ways, one thing stays true: it brings with it a slew of different benefits. To learn more about them, and to kickstart your journaling journey, continue reading the post below. Enroll in one-to-one tutoring in Parsippany NJ to improve your academic skills. Call The Tutoring Center, Parsippany NJ at (973) 884- 3100 to learn about their programs, or to schedule a free consultation. Why You Should Keep a Journal It Helps Your Mental Health First and foremost, you should consider that journaling on a regular basis can bring great benefits to your mental health. Often times, our own thoughts and feelings get distorted and tangled, which causes stress and anxiety. However, when you're putting those thoughts and feelings into words, you're working through them and you're untangling them. This can help you have a clearer mind and a more assertive position on your life. It Works Your Communication Skills Writing (be it on a computer, on your phone, or with pen and paper) is a communication skill that requires a certain level of expertise. And how do you get that expertise? You practice! This means that, after some time, journaling will help you become an expert 1/3

2. communicator. Even if you're not sharing your entries with anybody, writing your thoughts will put into practice how you structure them. In the end, this will help you share your ideas more accurately. Do you need assistance to reach your academic potential? Turn to tutoring in Parsippany NJ. Call The Tutoring Center, Parsippany NJ at (973) 884-3100 for more information. It Keeps You Goal-Oriented A surprising but very important benefit of journaling on a regular basis is that it can keep you focused on your goals. Everybody has goals, but often times, we forget about them or we don't follow through with them. In the end, we forget about them or leave them behind. If you mention your goals in your journal, however, you will keep them present and clear in your mind. Plus, keeping a journal requires discipline and focus, which will help you achieve said goals. It Develops Your Creativity For some reason, creativity is thought to be an ability that you either have or you don't. People think you can't work on it, develop it, or master it. However, this is not the case at all. Much like with any other skill, creativity can be sharpened and strengthen. And journaling can help you with that. If you make it a point to write short stories in your journal and push your creativity, in no-time you'll see how your ideas, as well as how you work through them improve. It Strengthens Your Academic Skills Writing is an interdisciplinary activity, meaning that you need to master a few other skills in order to do it properly. For example, you need to master grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and other academic skills. That's why, the more you write, the more you will practice and master those academic skills. If you do it enough, journaling can allow you to become a more successful student. Develop and master your academic skills with help from tutoring in Parsippany NJ. Call The Tutoring Center, Parsippany NJ at (973) 884- 3100 to learn how tutoring classes can benefit you. It Boosts Your Memory 2/3

3. Retaining and recalling information is a process that requires great brain power. Luckily, this is something that you can exercise through regular journaling. This is because, when you write something down, you're actively paying attention to that information, which helps you assimilate it and retain it better in your brain. Furthermore, you'll also have the record of what you did, thought or felt at any given moment in your journal, which means you can just read it over to remember it. It Improves Your Confidence Lastly, a great benefit that can come with journaling regularly, is that you can improve your confidence in yourself through it. This is because, as you already learned, journaling can help you in a few different areas of your life. As you notice those improvements, you will start to feel more confident in your abilities. In the end, you will experience a confidence boost that you can then imprint into the rest of your life. Call The Tutoring Center, Parsippany NJ at (973) 884-3100 to enroll in one-to-one tutoring classes that can help you become a better student and overall learner. 3/3