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Shownotes: www.unpackingdesign.com/podcast/150How can the simple practice of owning and consistently journaling help designers grow in both their personal lives and careers?Tim starts this episode by sharing his method of daily journaling over the past year and a half. He talks about setting his goals in December of the previous year, writing it down on the backside of the cover of his journal, and dedicating one page a day to journaling. His focus for each entry is to reflect on events that occurred during the day. He writes down successful moments, events to learn from, achievements, and ends each entry with his one goal for the next day.Mike talks about his latest venture into journaling and purchasing field note books to write down his thoughts and ideas. He uses journaling as a way of finding clarity in his life by writing down his thoughts and reflecting on it through the process of writing. Journaling is a method of documenting the lessons that you’re learning every day and to have those lessons captured in a personal book for reference.Tim transitions to how he uses his journal for personal development and career growth. He shares a story about how daily journaling helped him identify issues on projects he was working on and how he overcame the issues through his evening reflections as he documented significant events in his journal. He talks about how these journal entries helped him prime his mind so that the next time he was experiencing a similar problem; he would be able to react based on his previous experience.Learn more about how Mike and Tim benefitted from the practice of journaling consistently.—Thank you for listening to Unpacking Design!To share your thoughts and make suggestions, keep the conversation going on twitter with Mike (@archivalley) and Tim (@tim_ung)Please consider leaving an honest rating and review on iTunes and anywhere else that you listen to podcasts. They help us get the show in front of more awesome listeners like you!Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes to make sure you stay up to date on each new show!