“Instead of carrying that baggage around in our heads or hearts, we put it down on paper.  Instead of letting racing thoughts run unchecked or leaving half-baked assumptions unquestioned, we force ourselves to write and examine them.  Putting your own thinking down on paper lets you see it from a distance.  It gives you objectivity that is so often missing when anxiety and fears and frustrations flood your mind.  What’s the best way to start journaling?  Is there an ideal time of day?  How long should it take?  Who cares?  How you journal is much less important than why you are doing it: To get something off your chest.  To have quiet time with your thoughts.  To clarify those thoughts.  To separate the harmful from the insightful.  There’s no right way or wrong way.  The point is just to do it.”

Ryan Holiday, Stillness is the Key (Page 56)