The Benefits of Journaling for Productivity (Even for 15 Minutes a Day)

The 15-Minute Habit Worth Making Time For

The benefits of journaling on productivity, and what happens in your brain when you commit words to paper

What you write, you learn

What you write, you control (in a manner of speaking)

What you write, you (are more likely to) achieve

But how to get started? A few thoughts for getting the most out of journaling…

Use pen and paper

Make it a habit

Embrace slowness

Don’t make it sound good

Make it useful for you


A few approaches to try out

The gratitude journal

Morning pages

The goal journal

The values journal

The ideas journal

The curiosity journal


Becky Kane

Becky writes, edits, and attempts to follow her own productivity advice from her home office in Minneapolis, USA. 🚲🛶☕️

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