It baffles me why schools are actively promoting typing over handwriting.
I mean is almost like they are actively pushing children into increasing stress or at the very least not equipping them to manage it better.
De-equipping is what I am calling it.
When I look at the long list of benefits I can not wrap my head around why people shy away from picking up a pen. You can find all my research in Cosmical Journaling Guide
A study by Pennebaker and subsequently Stephen Lepore, and Joshua Smyth reported some mind-blowing physical benefits from the studies they did. There will be a lot more studies included in my new book Cosmical – coming soon.
✅ Improved liver & lung functionality
✅ Decreased blood pressure
✅ Improved immune system
✅ Fewer visits to the doctor
✅ Wound healing was faster
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I hear you – how – how is it possible that some ink and paper can improve your immune system?
Glad you asked – it all leads back to stress.
The effects stress has on the body makes me want to reduce it as much as humanly possible.
This is how I see it:
Journaling ⏩ reduces stress, which in turn ⏩ Improves the immune system, which leads to ⏩ improved physical health.
If you fancy a bite of this pie then here are my 5 steps to getting started:
1️⃣ Pick one area of your life that is important to you (health and fitness, personal development, mental clarity – whatever is important to YOU)
2️⃣ Decide what your commitment is to writing about it
3️⃣ Ask strong questions, get some prompts if required
4️⃣ Review and adjust – at least weekly
5️⃣ Do it for 4 months
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Oh and for the record I have not needed to go to the doctor for the past 5 years, and only got slammed by covid and taken out of action for 2 days. Safe to say my immune system is robust. Now I know why
If you do this I would love to hear how it goes.
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