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I pushed my keyboard away and leaned back into the chair, my legs stretched out. As I gazed towards the ceiling, I spent the next several moments trying to gather my thoughts. The sky outside was overcast reflecting the state of my mind. I knew what I had to do.
Rummaging through the pile of objects littered across my workspace, I dug out my journal. I was overwhelmed. I had to sharpen my mind before I could proceed with my work. And, journaling is the easiest way for me to clear up the cobwebs. Over the years and through some iterations, I have realized the most effective way to get some clarity is through a meditative journaling method I will describe next.
Four categories of ‘thoughts’ tend to clog up our mental space to a large extent. This isn’t to say that there are other modes our mind experiences but these are the low-hanging fruit. Labeling and separating your train of thought into these four buckets clears up a fair amount of clutter.
Meditation — Sitting down in a quiet place, I let my mind wander. I observe and try to notice the thoughts that being to surface. It takes me a bit of time to begin noticing the thoughts and start to label them.
Sucky thoughts — “I don’t think my product is going to take off”, “Why can’t I do something that will actually help people?”. These are some of the thoughts that get mixed up with…
