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Know Yourself Better by Writing What Pops into Your Head - Scientific American

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The exercise of writing down unfiltered thoughts enhances self-knowledge

October 6, 2023 5 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm Know Yourself Better by Writing What Pops into Your Head The exercise of writing down unfiltered thoughts enhances self-knowledge By Christiane Gelitz edited by Gary Stix Ems-Forster-Productions/Getty Images For decades, physician and author Silke Heimes has been leading groups in therapeutic exercises to put thoughts and feelings down on paper. Heimes, a professor of journalism at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, points to abundant evidence that writing for five to 20 minutes a day can improve health, diminish stress, increase sel

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