HOW KEEPING A JOURNAL CAN BOOST COMMUNICATION

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A journal can help you improve the way you communicate your thoughts and ideas to the people who play an important role in your life. A major part of relationships, whether friendships, familial, or romantic, is being able to have open, honest, and clear communication. Keeping a journal enhances the skills you need to communicate well.

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Journaling can also help you:

Organize your thoughts
Self-reflect
Express yourself
Set goals and problem solve
Work through challenging thoughts or emotions
Build emotional intelligence
Understand your triggers, strengths, and weaknesses

If you’re looking to have better conversations, feel more connected to, or develop a deeper appreciation of someone in your life, you can use specific relationship journal prompts to aid you.

Consider the following prompts:

Do I feel heard when I bring up any issues to this person?
What are the two things I admire most about this person?
What is one thing this person doesn’t know about me that I wish they did?
Am I making enough of an effort to spend time with this person?
What are two things that I’d like to do with this person within the next year?
What is one thing I wish this person understood better about me?

By addressing these questions in a journal and giving yourself space to reflect, ponder, and troubleshoot, you can improve communication in your relationship. Not only can you have better conversations and develop a deeper connection to and appreciation of this person, but you can also create trust, more easily resolve disputes, and avoid future misunderstandings.

Coupon Chief created printable relationship journal prompts that you can use as a starting point. Check out the questions below and then download the printable prompts.

What is the best thing your partner brings to your relationship?
Describe a time you were proud of your partner.
How has your relationship changed you for the better?
What do you admire about your partner and why?
What can you improve in your relationship starting today?
How does your partner encourage you to be a better person?