Review: Journal like a Stoic

90 days of writing to engage Stoic thinking

Enda Harte
4 min readMar 15, 2023

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Writing outside with the Journal, image from the Author.

In the morning you prepare for the day ahead; throughout the day you try to live consistently in accord with your values; and in the evening you review your progress and prepare to repeat the cycle again the next day… Having a daily routine like this makes it much easier to be consistent in your practice.

Donald J. Robertson

Journaling is a tool for better living, I am convinced on this idea. After years of trial and error I keep a Journal — either a plain notebook, or a structured Journal from an author. For me the evening time is about winding down and active resting. So I prefer to journal in the morning. However, that being said some of us aren’t drawn to writing or find it difficult to stare at a blank page, and transfer their thought processes to it.

This is where authors like Brittany Polat seek to help with these problems, by breaking down writing in daily, bitesized — valuable exercises, but more importantly building a habit of writing which challenges your way of living. Before we go ahead with anymore writing, I haven’t been paid to endorse this Journal. I’m writing this review of my own volition as it deserves a mention.

Before I step into my review of this this Journal, I wanted to point you to my detailed…

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