Want To Boost Your Productivity? Here Are 8 Reasons You Should Write Things Down from Collective Evolution
The task of writing things down may seem
almost too simple to offer any real assistance, but often it’s one of
the most the simple things you can do to provide yourself with the most
benefit. When you
are constantly remembering things that need to get
done, and then forgetting, it causes unnecessary stress in your mind.
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Writing things down helps you get all of
those ideas that have been taking up so much space in your mind out of
your head and albeit, onto paper. Then you can refer to this paper and
cross things off as you go. Does anything feel better than crossing
things off of a list? Not in my books, it feels great.
While there are many benefits to writing
things down, here are the top 8 that have helped me tremendously with,
not only getting organized, motivated and productive, but also to assist
me with goal setting, processing my emotions and getting clear on what
it is I want and how I’m going to make it happen.
1. Writing Things Down Provides A Record Of Everything That Is Holding Your Attention
Nowadays, us humans are bombarded with
so many things we need to do, back in the day, we could simply remember
our daily tasks so there was little need for a pencil or pen. Often, we
can feel overwhelmed from experiencing information overload the point
where we simply forget what needs to get done. When we later remember,
sometimes it’s too late and that can cause even more stress from not
completing the said task.
By simply making yourself a list of
tasks each morning that you would like to complete, you can have a
separate one (list) for personal things and one for work related tasks,
which gives you a very clear visual representation of what needs to get
done. To take it one step further you can make a prioritized list of
your tasks and aim to get the most important ones crossed off first.
2. Writing Things Down Will Clear Up Space In Your Mind
As mentioned above, if nothing else,
writing things down helps get all of these thoughts and ideas out of
your head and onto paper. This can be beneficial for all areas in your
life — work, personal, relationships you name it. The art of journaling
is an amazing practice to assist you with the daily stresses, worries,
desires and all of that stuff that may otherwise continue taking up
space and focus in your brain. Getting it out on paper is literally like
taking it out of your head and placing it on the paper and does wonders
for over thinking and stress.
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3. Writing Things Down Will Help Keep You Motivated
No matter how motivated we are at times,
it is likely that this isn’t always the case. When you have your list
each day, and maybe even a list of your goals, dreams and desires, being
able to reflect back to this list is sure to keep you motivated.
4. Writing Things Down Encourages Daily Progress
Again, if you write things down daily,
or prefer to plan out your whole week at a time, this will encourage
daily progress. You get started on your day, refer to your list or notes
and get to work. There is no wondering which is most important or
trying to remember all of the things you have to get done. You simply
look at your notebook, paper, whatever it may be and get started on your
day, stress free.
5. Writing Things Down Helps You To Effectively Recognize And Process Your Emotions
I really can’t stress this one enough…
keeping a journal has been a catalyst for some pretty major
breakthroughs, specifically regarding stagnancy in my life. This is such
a simple task that provides so much benefit. How does this work?
Literally, just pick up a pen and paper and start writing, anything that
comes to mind, anything that you’ve always wanted to get done.
Your thoughts may include: “I hate this, this is dumb, why am I doing this”
but just keep going. Eventually, some thoughts and feelings are sure to
emerge that can be of assistance to you. Again, getting these thoughts
out of your head and onto paper is an extremely cathartic process. Once
you write these thoughts down they seem to become emotions on the paper,
and alleviates you from worrying, stressing, wondering, or trying to
figure out what you need to do. This practice is highly recommended by
many, and you can read more about the benefits of keeping a journal here.
6. Writing Things Down Helps To Clarify Your Goals, Priorities And Intentions
What is it that you want? I’m sure that
you have thought about this a lot, and perhaps even stewed over it in
your mind. So, not to be redundant, but how about writing those goals
and intentions down on paper? By now I’m assuming that you understand
the benefit to this and how helpful it can be.
7. Nothing Feels Better Than Crossing A Task Off A List
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it
again, that sense of satisfaction, accomplishment and pride that comes
along with drawing that line through the completed tasks on your list,
whether it’s work or personal is great. Hooray! It’s not quite the same
as deleting something from a note on your cell phone, but accomplishing
things always feels good. At the end of the day, you’ve
crossed off everything on your list, then there is an unparalleled
sense of freedom. If you haven’t, well, how handy — you already have the
beginning of your list for the next day, laid out right there for you.
8. Writing Things Down Sets An Intention
Much like affirmations or mantras that
are spoken out loud, writing things down can set a powerful intention
into the universe. This is why it can be good for goal setting and
getting clear on what it is you want for yourself. Writing something
down is like setting out exactly what you want and what you are striving
to achieve. To some, this may sound a little fluffy, but there is real
magic in setting intentions. Writing can be a perfect catalyst for this.
As the shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis once said,
“Always carry a notebook. Write everything down… That is a million dollar lesson they don’t teach you in business school!”
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