Since I’m being practical for a while, I thought I’d expand on yesterday’s post about reviewing your notes. No matter whether you call it a journal, note book or thoughts book, using it to remember is only good if you go back and see it again.
A good practice is to review your week every week. Sunday evening is a good time. Review your notes from last week. Are there habits you need to emphasize? Make a little note and stick it in a spot you’ll be looking at–say by your computer on your desk.
What would you like to accomplish in the coming week?
- Meet someone new.
- Read a book.
- Write something.
- Call someone.
Make a list. Lists are your friends. You tackle one thing at a time and check it off the list. Then review it along with all your notes at the beginning of the next week.
Every month, review notes and lists from the previous month. Every few months pull out all your filled notebooks and review what you’ve learned and what you’ve done. In this way, the learning stays with you.
After all, it’s not what’s in your head that counts. It’s how it changes how you live.
Faith Venture 
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