How to Start a Journal
Why Journals Make You Sexy By Obi O.
A good friend of mine (and mentor) used to stress the importance of journaling. All the greatest people that have ever lived have journaled, he would say. Ideas flow effortlessly when journaling, he’d mention. Ladies dig a guy with a journal, he stressed. He even gave me my first journal with a free bottle of rubber cement to boot (I swear I never sniffed!).
It’s always difficult in the early stages of beginning a journal, especially if you’re not used to documenting your thoughts or writing your ideas down. If you have a journal, or are considering starting one, here are a couple things I suggest:
1. Find something sexy. If it’s sexy, you’re going to want to put your stuff in it (and I mean that with as many sexual connotations as I can muster).
2. Clip magazine pictures/articles. Find an inspiring picture or article from your favorite magazine and add it to the cover, or your first journal page.
3. Keep it close. I always have my journal with me, in my backpack, close by. If you’re a beginner, it’s important to keep it visible, and not underneath your bed, or under your mouse.
*Honorable Mention*
4. Try the bathroom. I have a friend that keeps any book he plans to read in the bathroom (it ensures at least two readings per day). So put your journal there. And if you have any deep thoughts while going #2, whip that baby out!
Saweet list of people with famous journals:
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The History of the Moleskin Journal
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This is awesome. Thanks for sharing!