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Feb 6, 2023Liked by Josh Brake

Hi Professor. There are three times in my life when I was consistent about journaling. Two times were special long trips (38 days in Europe and 16 months on a bicycle), and the third was my first year or so of marriage. Outside of those times, I have struggled to be consistent. I am thinking of adapting the pattern you mentioned to see if that can help me keep it short and make it consistent. In fact, I may try to adapt this pattern to writing in general. In any case, I also intend to write in a notebook with a decent pen. My pen of choice is always one that I purchase on a trip to Japan. I could probably get similar pens back home (I'm in Japan right now), but I have never been disappointed with the quality of these very inexpensive gel ink pens that I discovered here a few years back. And so cheap! By the way, I really appreciate your book focus this time. I can relate to what you quoted.

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Hi Jim, I resonate with the intermittent nature of the journaling habit. Hope this framework helps to make it easier for you to be consistent. It definitely has helped me!

And yes, a nice pen and notebook can help to make it more enjoyable and something to look forward to each day.

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