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Journaling as a Problem-Solving Tool by Steve Pavlina

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One of the most powerful personal development tools is simply to keep a personal journal.

I've been keeping paper journals since 1996, and two years ago I converted tojournaling software, which I find much faster and more convenient. The program I use is called The Journal. It comes with a fully functional 45-day trial and sells for $39.95, but honestly I think that price is too low compared to the valueI receive from it. I think $79-99 would be a fairer price. I just bought a second copy of the program for my wife to use, since she's getting into journaling herself. Although you can certainly keep a journal on your computer with just a word processor, what I like about this dedicated journaling software is that it has a built-in calendar to make it easy to instantly view entries by date, and you can also search past entries for specific keywords.

What do I do with my journal? Although many people use journals or diaries to keep a record of life events, I don't normally bother with such entries, and I rarely even go back and read past entries. For me it's primarily a problem solving tool, a way to think through complex decisions until I reach the point of clarity. I average about 5-10 journal entries a month, and I usually begin a new entry by typing a question or a problem I want to solve. Then I proceed to explore the possible solution space of the problem. Sometimes the problems may be very simple, such as "What topic should I select for my next speech (or article)?" But other times I explore much broader subjects, like "Where do I want to be in 2010, and what do I need to start/stop doing now in order to get there?" Sometimes I'll just brainstorm possible solutions, while other times I'll write about a problem from different angles to understand it more fully. For example, I might ask myself, "How would Albert Einstein solve this problem? Leonardo da Vinci? Jim Carey? Captain Picard?" Or I might ask, "What's good about this problem? How might I avoid even needing to solve this problem? What would the optimal solution to this problem have to look like?"

I find these kinds of exercises very valuable. When I try to solve a problem in my thoughts alone by thinking it through, I often meet success with simple problems, but thinking things through often fails to solve more complicated problems. Either I won't find a satisfactory solution at all, or I won't understand the problem well enough to feel good about the solutions I do find, or sometimes I'll find a solution that I feel good about, but after I've slept on it and looked at it fresh the next day, it doesn't seem quite so intelligent anymore. So instead of thinking things through in my head, I tackle those big, hairy problems by writing them through. Thinking can often become circular, and our brains have a tendency to overgeneralize; i.e. we're always looking to simplify things by classifying them according to patterns. However, sometimes it's important to consider the raw facts of a problem without trying to pre-maturely pattern-match it to a previous problem we've already solved. For example, if you run your own business and experience a temporary sales drop, which happens to be a problem you experienced and overcame once before, you may still need to consider the possibility that this sales drop has a unique cause and cannot be overcome by re-applying the previous solution.

By exploring problems on paper, I avoid circular thinking, and it's also easier to identify gaps in the possible solution space that have yet to be considered. Once I've written about a problem from a particular angle, I can put that part to rest and move on to exploring the next part, and the written record makes it easy to consider the problem from a sufficient number of different perspectives to leave me feeling confident that I understand it fully enough to make an intelligent decision. So essentially, journaling allows me to overcome some of my brain's functional limitations, effectively expanding the mental working memory that's available for solving problems.

Some problems are by their very nature just too big to fully understand in our thoughts alone. We can only focus our conscious minds directly on a small part of any given problem. Our brains are fairly powerful, but our conscious minds are still extremely limited in their ability to hold onto multiple simultaneous thoughts. For example, you can close your eyes and visualize an apple tree, but can you visualize that tree from one hundred different angles all at the same time and thereby select the one with the most apples visible? Even a question as simple as, "What should I have for dinner?" is enough to run us up against our mental limits. To truly make the best possible decision, we would have to consider all possible dinners we might eat, prioritizing their taste, texture, nutritional value, cost, convenience, etc. Now for a relatively simple decision like this, we might consider a mere three or four options and then pick the one that seems best to us in the moment. But what if we're faced with a much more significant decision with far-reaching consequences, where it's much more important to feel confident that our choice is at least close to optimal?

Life is full of these kinds of choices. What career should I choose? Where should I live? Should I get a divorce or remain in an unhappy marriage? These are all major life-changing decisions. You can certainly choose to make them haphazardly and without careful consideration, but you'll be the one who has to live with the consequences. If you fail to put forth the effort to apply the full extent of your intellect to making the best possible choices when the stakes are so high, then what does that say about the value you place on your own life?

Steve Pavlina is the creator of StevePavlina.com and writes and speaks on personal development topics. This article is Copyright 2004 by Steve Pavlina. To send feedback or request reprint permission, please contact Steve.

Journaling as a Problem-Solving Tool by Steve Pavlina

One of the most powerful (мощных) personal development tools (инструментов) is simply to keep a personal journal.

I've been keeping paper journals since 1996, and two years ago I converted to (перешел на) journaling software (программу для ведения дневников), which I find much faster and more convenient (удобной). The program I use is called The Journal. It comes with a fully functional 45-day trial and sells for $39.95, but honestly I think that price is too low compared to the value (ценность) I receive from it. I think $79-99 would be a fairer (более справедливая) price. I just bought a second copy of the program for my wife to use, since she's getting into journaling herself. Although you can certainly keep a journal on your computer with just a word processor (текстовый редактор), what I like about this dedicated journaling software is that it has a built-in calendar to make it easy to instantly (мгновенно) view (просматривать) entries (записи) by date, and you can also search past entries for specific (конкретные) keywords (ключевые слова).

What do I do with my journal? Although many people use journals or diaries (дневники) to keep a record (запись) of life events (событиях), I don't normally (обычно) bother (don't ~ - зд. не делаю) with such entries (записи), and I rarely even go back and read past entries. For me it's primarily (в первую очередь) a problem solving tool (инструмент для решения проблем), a way to think through (обдумать) complex decisions (сложные решения) until I reach the point of clarity (момента ясности). I average (в среднем делаю) about 5-10 journal entries a month, and I usually begin a new entry by typing a question or a problem I want to solve (решить). Then I proceed (перехожу) to explore (исследованию) the possible solution (решение) space (пространство) of the problem. Sometimes the problems may be very simple, such as "What topic (тему) should I select for my next speech (речи) (or article (статьи))?" But other times I explore (исследую) much broader subjects (более обширные темы), like "Where do I want to be in 2010, and what do I need to start/stop doing now in order to (чтобы) get there?" Sometimes I'll just brainstorm ('ll ~ - проведу мозговой штурм) possible solutions, while other times I'll write about a problem from different angles (углов) to understand it more fully. For example, I might ask myself, "How would Albert Einstein solve this problem? Leonardo da Vinci? Jim Carey? Captain Picard?" Or I might ask, "What's good about this problem? How might I avoid (избежать) even needing to solve this problem? What would the optimal solution to this problem have to look like?"

I find these kinds of exercises very valuable (ценными). When I try to solve a problem in my thoughts (мыслях) alone by thinking it through, I often meet success (успех) with simple problems, but thinking things through often fails (не удается) to solve more complicated (сложные) problems. Either I won't find a satisfactory (удовлетворительное) solution at all (совсем), or I won't understand the problem well enough to feel good about the solutions I do find, or sometimes I'll find a solution that I feel good about, but after I've slept on it and looked at it fresh the next day, it doesn't seem quite so intelligent (разумное) anymore. So instead of (вместо того чтобы) thinking things through in my head, I tackle (берусь за) those big, hairy problems by writing them through. Thinking can often become circular (круговое, по кругу), and our brains (мозг) have a tendency to overgeneralize (излишне обобщать); i.e. (то есть) we're always looking to simplify (упростить) things by classifying them according to (в соответствии с) patterns (шаблонами). However, sometimes it's important to consider the raw (грубые) facts of a problem without trying (не пытаясь) to pre-maturely (преждевременно) pattern-match (свести решение) it to a previous problem we've already solved. For example, if you run your own business and experience (у вас случился) a temporary sales drop (временнный спад продаж), which happens to be a problem you experienced and overcame once before (та же самая проблема случалась с вами раньше, и вы тогда нашли ее решение), you may still need to consider (рассмотреть) the possibility that this sales drop (спад продаж) has a unique cause (причину) and cannot be overcome (нельзя преодолеть) by re-applying (вновь применив) the previous solution (предыдущее решение).

By exploring (исследуя) problems on paper, I avoid (избегаю) circular thinking (мышления по кругу), and it's also easier to identify (обнаружить) gaps (недостатки) in the possible solution space that have yet to be considered (которые еще предстоит рассмотреть). Once (когда, как только) I've written about a problem from a particular angle (с определенного угла), I can put that part to rest and move on to exploring the next part, and the written record makes it easy to consider (рассматривать) the problem from a sufficient (достаточного) number of different perspectives to leave me feeling confident (уверенным) that I understand it fully enough to make an intelligent decision (разумное решение). So essentially (по существу), journaling allows me to overcome (преодолеть) some of my brain's functional limitations (функциональные ограничения мозга), effectively expanding (расширяя) the mental working memory that's available (имеется в наличии) for solving problems.

Some problems are by their very nature (по своей природу) just too big to fully understand in our thoughts (мыслях) alone. We can only focus our conscious minds (сознание) directly (напрямую) on a small part of any given problem. Our brains are fairly powerful (довольно мощный), but our conscious minds are still extremely limited (чрезвычайно ограничено) in their ability (способности) to hold onto multiple simultaneous thoughts (несколько одновременных мыслей). For example, you can close your eyes and visualize (представить) an apple tree, but can you visualize that tree from one hundred different angles (углов) all at the same time (одновременно) and thereby (таким образом) select (выбрать) the one with the most apples visible (где видно наибольшее количество яблок)? Even a question as simple as, "What should I have for dinner?" is enough to run us up against our mental limits (границы). To truly (по-настоящему) make the best possible decision, we would have to consider (рассматривать) all possible dinners we might eat, prioritizing (упорядочивая) their taste, texture, nutritional value (питательную ценность), cost, convenience (удобство), etc. Now for a relatively (сравнительно) simple decision like this, we might consider a mere (всешл) three or four options (варианта) and then pick (выбрать) the one that seems best to us in the moment. But what if we're faced with (нам предстоит принять) a much more significant (важное) decision with far-reaching consequences (далеко идущими последствиями), where it's much more important to feel confident (уверенным) that our choice is at least close to optimal?

Life is full of these kinds of choices. What career (карьеру) should I choose? Where should I live? Should I get a divorce (развод) or remain (остаться) in an unhappy marriage (браке)? These are all major (важные) life-changing decisions. You can certainly choose to make them haphazardly (бессистемно) and without careful consideration (тщательного рассмотрения), but you'll be the one who has to live with the consequences (последствиями). If you fail  to (не) put forth (приложите) the effort (усилие) to apply (применить) the full extent (все возможности) of your intellect to making the best possible choices when the stakes (ставки) are so high, then what does that say about the value (цене) you place on your own life?

Steve Pavlina is the creator of StevePavlina.com and writes and speaks on personal development topics. This article is Copyright 2004 by Steve Pavlina. To send feedback or request reprint permission, please contact Steve.

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