It goes without saying that in order to track progress, you need a tracker. Our productive days are packed with events. Usually we are given the opportunities to learn on several occasions per day. Unfortunately, at the end of day, most of us only remember the most impressionable events, and we don't take the time to recall other small but invaluable experiences from which we can extract knowledge. Days in which we feel lethargic, too fatigued to harvest the fruits of knowledge, we unconsciously waste time. These days are silent killers, for they take away precious time needed to live a life worth living. To maximize daily gains, counter these negatives and truly live, we need to slow down our pace, take a step back and take the time to recall today's history. The title has given away the gist of this blog post. We ought to journal. Journaling forces us to live consciously, notice what would normally go unnoticed, it tempers our stress, improves our language skills, it's an outlet for creativity and our emotions, etc. The list goes on and on. So mind you that journaling might be the key that opens up the 'room of requirement'. During my memory training given by Jim Kwik, he said and I quote "Studies have found that many geniuses journal. But do they journal because they’re geniuses, or does the process of journaling and reflection make them geniuses?" PS "Dreams are our second life" ~J.R. Many historic figures now known to be genius, have had their major breakthroughs that got them into the history books in the first place, through their dreams. I'm namedropping Nikola Tesla (AC), Dmitry Mendelyev (Periodic Table of Elements), Dr James Watson (DNA shape). This said, you might want to consider including your dreams in your journal.
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