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Language matters--the words we use, and the way we relate to others changes the world. We are a community trying to make the world better by learning new ways to hear and see each other. We are 1 part philosophy, 1 part science, and 1 part kindness.

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Does journaling make you a better listener? (lemmy.ca)
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I enjoy writing in a journal. I don't do it every day like I used to, but I do it frequently when going through emotionally intense periods of life. This seems to be a healthy balance for me--use the skill when it is most useful.

This started me thinking--is journaling also beneficial for those near us? For example, does listing out or even working through feelings in a journal also help us to take things less personally, perhaps? Or to be able to hear someone out without needing to interject our story?

(Ostensibly, because we've already had a chance to "write our story down" somewhere, almost like we are hearing ourselves out?)

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