I learned a trick from a former dorm mate. She keeps a diary that isn’t really a secret one, she lets us read every once in a while, or she reads her entries to us. The only weird thing at that time was the way she divided a page in her notebook and only wrote on one side. If you viewed a page from afar, like we all do, it would seem as if she’d suddenly freak out if she accidentally wrote something on the other side. It was spotless.

I got curious enough to ask, of course, and her answer startled me a bit. She writes her daily thoughts on the left part, and the right part is for writing her thoughts when ’she knows more’. It’s like self-therapy and self-discovery.

Here’s an example to illustrate how this self-coaching method works:

On one part of the page, I wrote about how scared I am to start freelancing. Listed there are the reasons why I hesitate and how I plan to start. A few months later, I write about my experiences with conquering my fear and actually doing it.

This way, I analyze the way I think and find a pattern. I can directly pinpoint my weak points, what things usually debilitate me too much that I just quit.

My goal of course is to lessen my procrastination. If I can do this regularly, I know I will be a better person.

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