Loehr: Morning Journaling Reprograms Mindset to Handle Daily Adversity
Dr. Jim Loehr · Dr. Jim Loehr: What it Takes to Win · Apr 30, 2024 · at 23:47
Performance psychologist Dr. Jim Loehr explains the cognitive impact of his morning journaling routine to Shane Parrish on The Knowledge Project.
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“If you put that down in writing, something magical happens. It's like it changes the whole kind of template, the screen, the mindset you have For, you know, dealing with all the storms that you are inevitably going to face all day long so it doesn't become a nightmare day.”
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