The simple act of putting pen to paper to record one’s daily thoughts and reflections has become commercialized. In bookshops everywhere, humble notebooks that push you to organize your thoughts are being shelved next to journals that supposedly guide you towards inner-peace through quotes and prompts. All of these writing guides claim to have some sort of impact on your health or productivity, but is it actually true? See here what the science says about daily writing and its effect on happiness.
Can you write your way to happiness?
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