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Reddit mentions of The New Diary: How to Use a Journal for Self-Guidance and Expanded Creativity

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The New Diary: How to Use a Journal for Self-Guidance and Expanded Creativity
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Found 3 comments on The New Diary: How to Use a Journal for Self-Guidance and Expanded Creativity:

u/thelastcubscout · 4 pointsr/intj

Sure, as far as Te goes, the general principles are outlined really well over at Personality Junkie. I also really enjoy the exercises for Te (as well as all of the other functions) in Dario Nardi's 8 Keys book.

The stages I typically use go something like this:

  • Switching to thinking with an extraverted Attitude: This is more like a general principle than a stage, but when my thinking switches into this mode, it usually means good things have begun. As Jung expressed it, extraverted thinking means that instead of shying away from the object at hand (be it a behavior I'd rather not engage in, a person I don't like, whatever--Jung's definition of the object) and suspecting it, or acting shy toward it, I directly engage it. Ni really pushes INTJs to think, "I already know how X works" or "I know how this is going to go already" but Te says "I'm keeping an open mind--let's see what the real data/information says" and "let's explore this and see what we can learn about it."
  • Getting thoughts out of my head. I have learned that keeping a journal is my primary way of bringing Te to bear on any given problem. There's a book called The New Diary that covers the various uses of a diary or journal beyond just chronicling daily activities. I also found Jordan Mechner's video game development journals (also available on Amazon) really helpful as a sort of basic template for the type of extraverted thinking I wanted to engage in. I started a "life improvement journal" and just asked myself at the end of every day if my life was improving, if so how, if not why, and wrote down ideas I could try the next day. This quickly (within 2 years) led to the accomplishment of huge goals. I think that's because it's really hard for an INTJ to sit there and document themselves making the same mistakes over and over (and maybe pretty easy if we aren't documenting).
  • Measuring the extent of the problem. Te really loves to get at the data, the information that could be leveraged to bring change into a system. I research methods of measuring a given problem. With overeating, MBTI was really huge as a typology that put me into a category where I could compare myself to healthy INTJ/unhealthy INTJ and watch for behaviors like indulging my senses (overeating) and now begin to see them as not so much a part of me but as a response to a less-than-ideal problem solving process. The hunger scale was another tool--I found I was eating to an "8" on the hunger scale really frequently. Another example is the simple weight tracking spreadsheet that I keep. Te seems to love spreadsheets, btw. In other areas of my life, I've even found myself developing my own measurement systems, like one spreadsheet that I use to evaluate how effective my work week is, based on a number of axes that I've found to determine my happiness/fulfillment with my work.
  • Researching methods for change. INTJs tend to be good at research, but this is a stage that really needs to be placed in a loop along with the other steps above. Otherwise we can end up e.g. surfing the web and building a sort of ungainly bag of little factoids that isn't really helping us make progress so much as it's making us feel like we're making progress. Like little knowledge twinkies or something, not super healthy but fun and maybe interesting. When I'm using this step with Te, it's very direct and does not get distracted as easily as it does when I'm in the grip of my inferior function. The other thing is that the healthy, Te-oriented version of this step seems more open to simple changes and doesn't seem to need to over-optimize things from the start. It's less dreamy, maybe. But the nice thing is, it's more patient, too. It is sensitive to data like "this took me X years to complete" and looks for ways to address any potential for impatience with simple contingency planning. Finally, I really advise you to connect with other people as a part of this stage. I hired an INTJ coach/consultant who has been immensely helpful as a research partner. I throw an idea against him (rather than holding onto it like it's my precious) and he helps me see my way around the idea and any related issues.

    I started to write a step called "implementing change" but after all those other steps it should just start to happen. That's been my experience, anyway.

    > I am always thinking about ways to do things better or make myself better

    You're definitely tuned to the right station then. :-)

    > but often have a hard time building and finishing goals to accomplish these ideas.

    I hope this has been helpful. My particular advice regarding Te and this feeling you expressed would be to research why people have a hard time building and finishing goals. Gather several sources on the topic and see if you can put the general facts down.

    You might also find tools like mind mapping and websites like mindtools.com useful.
u/greenkey901 · 3 pointsr/JournalingIsArt

The New Diary by Tristine Rainer. Reading this about 15 years ago and the inspiration I got from it changed the way I kept a journal. It inspired me to stop censoring myself or thinking there was a 'right way' to do it.

u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/infj

Found it on Amazon! http://www.amazon.com/The-New-Diary-Tristine-Rainer/dp/0874771501

Looks interesting, thanks for the input :)