Effects of Expressive Writing
The Effects of Expressive Writing on Health and Performance
As discussed in a recent blog post on Digital Journaling, there are a great number of benefits associated with the practice of writing regularly. These benefits include reduced stress and enhanced mood, as well as greater focus, clarity, and self-awareness. These benefits, and more, have been documented in several decades of research on expressive writing. In this blog, I briefly discuss important findings relating expressive writing to health and performance. Writing is a potent source of clarity and self-affirmation, and Thrive uses writing in a number of programs to enhance engagement and results.
This week's blog picks up our previous topic of human conversation - how it started, what caused various changes and accelerations, how we converse now, and both the opportunities and problems that modern day communication methods present. Enjoy, and thanks for reading.
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Regularly keeping a journal has been connected to countless benefits, including enhanced moods, a clearer sense of well-being, and improved memory, among other mental and emotional benefits. However, remembering and then finding the time to journal isn’t always easy. Thrive is being used to help people remember to journal, while providing a convenient way to write, review previous entries, and gain an understanding of how they are changing in their thinking and behaviors over time. In this blog we’ll discuss journaling, in general, how Thrive can facilitate it, and we’ll give you an example of how a client is starting to use Thrive as a Digital Journal for their organization.
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