Know thyself: Getting College Students to Journal
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Know ThyselfGetting college students to journal about themselves
Reeta [email protected]
Many students are thinking
One way to answer that question is through
Journaling
Goal: get college students to journal for 10 minutes every night
What’s the sequence of baby-steps to getting to this goal?
Sign up for journaling reminders
Get email reminder: “Write down one thing you learned about yourself”
Open up computer and notepad application
Write down one insight about yourself
Reward yourself for following through
Repeat every day for 1 week
Write down X# of insights during Week X
Journal for 10 minutes every night
Test: Will people write down 1 thing they learned about themselves?
• Text students every night: “Remember to write your Daily Insight:”
¾ of the students write their DI when reminded.
Now for INSIGHTS about the
process
Must get beyond the roadblock of
“This seems cheesy”
There’s always something that seems more urgent
There’s always something that seems more urgent
Than stopping to reflect
Must set up an environment free of distractions
Must be remindeduntil it becomes second nature
Feedback, thoughts?
Would love to hear about it! [email protected]