Writing as Therapy Journal: Ideas: A linen-bound notebook designed to accommodate ideas, aspirations and worries

A linen-bound notebook designed to accommodate ideas, aspirations and worries in the therapeutic activity of your thoughtsWe have so many vague feelings of hurt, envy, anxiety, and regret, but for the most part we never stop to make sense of them. It’s too uncomfortable—and hard to do, because we are so often busy and frazzled, hyper-connected, yes, but perhaps lonely beneath the surface.

To really understand what we feel and think, we must turn away from distractions, common sense, and other people’s opinions. We need to develop intimacy with ourselves. Writing is ultimately the task of discovering and developing what we think. There could hardly be a more important personal goal.

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The School of Life is a global organization helping people lead more fulfilled lives. Through our range of life-changing books, gifts and stationery, we aim to prompt more thoughtful natures and help everyone to find resilience and self-understanding. The School of Life is a rapidly growing international brand, with over 8.58 million YouTube subscribers, 354,000 Facebook followers, 309,000 Instagram followers and 172,000 Twitter followers. The School of Life Press brings together the thinking and ideas of The School of Life creative team under the direction of series editor, Alain de Botton.