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| The Third column | | The Third column | ||
*If you really want to take this technique a step further, make a third column and write down what you learned about yourself by your reactions. *What is it about you that cause you to be affected as you were? | *If you really want to take this technique a step further, make a third column and write down what you learned about yourself by your reactions. *What is it about you that cause you to be affected as you were? | ||
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=== Helps You To Make Up Your Mind === | === Helps You To Make Up Your Mind === | ||
*Use your journal to make up your mind about things. Record the pros on one side of the page and the cons on the other. | *Use your journal to make up your mind about things. Record the pros on one side of the page and the cons on the other. | ||
*Here, again, you get those stirrings of the mind out in the open. And here again, you can go back over them again in the future to see if you were justified in your decision. | *Here, again, you get those stirrings of the mind out in the open. And here again, you can go back over them again in the future to see if you were justified in your decision. | ||
=== Record Reactions === | === Record Reactions === | ||
*Recording facts is good, but what is just as important is your reactions to them. This gives you a chance to see if you reactions were correct as the future unfolds. | *Recording facts is good, but what is just as important is your reactions to them. This gives you a chance to see if you reactions were correct as the future unfolds. | ||
*Again, these reactions may not come back again and if they do they never seem to come back with the same impact. | *Again, these reactions may not come back again and if they do they never seem to come back with the same impact. | ||
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=== Journal Is A Measure To See If You Are Making Progress === | === Journal Is A Measure To See If You Are Making Progress === | ||
*Writing helps you to see if you are making any progress in your intellectual development. You can see if you are writing often. | *Writing helps you to see if you are making any progress in your intellectual development. You can see if you are writing often. | ||
*You can go over pass entries and see if you are thinking more clearly. You can check your language to see if it is getting more precise or are you needing to rewrite to make yourself clear. | *You can go over pass entries and see if you are thinking more clearly. You can check your language to see if it is getting more precise or are you needing to rewrite to make yourself clear. | ||
*As you keep a journal over the years, you can see how your interests change. You can also see how your opinions have changed about the issues of life over the years. It is interesting to see what was important in the past is of no consequence now. | *As you keep a journal over the years, you can see how your interests change. You can also see how your opinions have changed about the issues of life over the years. It is interesting to see what was important in the past is of no consequence now. | ||
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=== Not Everything In Your Journal Goes Into Your Personal History === | === Not Everything In Your Journal Goes Into Your Personal History === | ||
*You will only pick out those things which show who you are, not the fact that you went golfing last Saturday. You’ll be pulling out feelings over major events in your life or events in the world that effected you. | *You will only pick out those things which show who you are, not the fact that you went golfing last Saturday. You’ll be pulling out feelings over major events in your life or events in the world that effected you. | ||
*You’ll be including what you have learned and what changes you made as a results of events you personal experienced or saw on TV. You’ll be taking out experiences with family and friends which you want your descendants to know about. I think you get the idea. | *You’ll be including what you have learned and what changes you made as a results of events you personal experienced or saw on TV. You’ll be taking out experiences with family and friends which you want your descendants to know about. I think you get the idea. | ||
*All this and more can be yours by just keeping a journal. Anyone can keep one, even children. So please consider keeping one of your own. | *All this and more can be yours by just keeping a journal. Anyone can keep one, even children. So please consider keeping one of your own. | ||