Four years ago my sis­ter got me some­thing that would dra­mat­i­cal­ly alter the direc­tion of my life.

In fact, it was prob­a­bly the most influ­en­tial gift I’ve ever received.

It would help me find my true call­ing, become a writer at the Huff­in­g­ton Post, and go on a 5‑month road trip across Amer­i­ca by myself.

You know what it was?

One of these…

A jour­nal.

A freak­ing journal.

Here are 4 Life-Changing Benefits Of Daily Journaling

You’d think that sit­ting down and putting pen to paper wouldn’t be that life-chang­ing of a practice.

In this arti­cle you’ll learn four things..

1. Why journaling’s the secret to not get­ting angry/upset much anymore.
2. How it can show you why cer­tain strate­gies work and don’t work.
3. How writ­ing can teach you to be more “present” in your every­day life.
4. How jour­nal­ing will help you become incred­i­bly self-aware (the MOST IMPORTANT ben­e­fit by a long-shot).

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