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Video: Morning Pages - Organizing - Prioritizing & Executing Your Thoughts

Stephen P. Smith is a blogger and marketing consultant from New Hampshire. His profession requires precise organization, and one way he stays on top of his to-dos is by journaling with morning pages. This is a practice put forth in The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. Getting thoughts out of Stephen's head and onto paper help him organize, prioritize, and execute his daily tasks. All you need is a notebook and writing utensil. Stephen recommends finding stationery and writing tools that you love, since they will prompt you to pick them up and use them more often. He starts his morning pages first thing in the morning, even before checking his email. Stephen also uses a stack of 3" x 5" index cards for long term thoughts or ideas that need to be fleshed out in the future. He takes about 20 or 40 minutes each morning to take care of his morning pages. He says it helps him kickstart the creative process.