If You Must Worry, Do It On Paper | by Thomas Oppong | Kaizen Habits | Medium

Like anyone I find myself worrying at times. Sometimes the worry doesn't resolve and you can obsess on it. I've never actually sit down and written it down but I like the approach here.

Worrying is psychologically draining, but when you do it on paper — in a worry journal, you stop yourself from spending a lot of time in your head stressing about everything that could go wrong.

Anytime you write something down you allow yourself to "self coach" and objectively look at the information. I know this works, I've used it myself for many things. You could also say that GTD and it’s focus on getting things out of your head is a form of this type of activity too.

Writing down your worries forces you to slow down — which can make think a bit clearer and often opens up a bit of space for reflection, meditation and positive thinking.

I've never thought of a worry journal, but it’s an interesting idea.