hi everyone my name is Morgan and today I’m here to share with you a little
I’m here to share with you a little
I’m here to share with you a little habit of mine that I really enjoy and I
habit of mine that I really enjoy and I
habit of mine that I really enjoy and I hope that at the end of my talk you
hope that at the end of my talk you
hope that at the end of my talk you might want to introduce this habit into
might want to introduce this habit into
might want to introduce this habit into your own life as well so I feel like
your own life as well so I feel like
your own life as well so I feel like living in such a fast-paced society I
living in such a fast-paced society I
living in such a fast-paced society I can’t believe it’s my turn to talk
can’t believe it’s my turn to talk
can’t believe it’s my turn to talk and living in such a fast-paced society
and living in such a fast-paced society
and living in such a fast-paced society there’s always so much work to do but so
there’s always so much work to do but so
there’s always so much work to do but so little time you know that one magical
little time you know that one magical
little time you know that one magical Sunday night when you news off to bed
Sunday night when you news off to bed
Sunday night when you news off to bed feeling like all the forces of the gas
feeling like all the forces of the gas
feeling like all the forces of the gas we have filed off the chest because you
we have filed off the chest because you
we have filed off the chest because you finally completed every single scrap of
finally completed every single scrap of
finally completed every single scrap of homework until next morning you walk
homework until next morning you walk
homework until next morning you walk into all your classes and then boom boom
into all your classes and then boom boom
into all your classes and then boom boom boom a world history worksheet to to
boom a world history worksheet to to
boom a world history worksheet to to give these presentations due next Monday
give these presentations due next Monday
give these presentations due next Monday your story and then at night when you’re
your story and then at night when you’re
your story and then at night when you’re walking to your room completing
walking to your room completing
walking to your room completing everything mentioned before you have
everything mentioned before you have
everything mentioned before you have your mom calling in to do chores and you
your mom calling in to do chores and you
your mom calling in to do chores and you feel like you don’t have time for any of
feel like you don’t have time for any of
feel like you don’t have time for any of this because why because simultaneously
this because why because simultaneously
this because why because simultaneously we got a deal with a daunting thing of a
we got a deal with a daunting thing of a
we got a deal with a daunting thing of a four-letter word it’s called like the
four-letter word it’s called like the
four-letter word it’s called like the more we grow up the more changes and we
more we grow up the more changes and we
more we grow up the more changes and we experience and we’re more likely to run
experience and we’re more likely to run
experience and we’re more likely to run into some problem
into some problem
into some problem that’s pretty obvious you know the
that’s pretty obvious you know the
that’s pretty obvious you know the further along the way the more those
further along the way the more those
further along the way the more those life throws at you so how do we cope and
life throws at you so how do we cope and
life throws at you so how do we cope and actually deal with the many challenges
actually deal with the many challenges
actually deal with the many challenges we face in their daily lives there’s
we face in their daily lives there’s
we face in their daily lives there’s something I started doing two years ago
something I started doing two years ago
something I started doing two years ago it’s easy enjoyable and it only requires
it’s easy enjoyable and it only requires
it’s easy enjoyable and it only requires two very simple thing
two very simple thing
two very simple thing a pen and notebook I journal this is my
a pen and notebook I journal this is my
a pen and notebook I journal this is my journal by the way
journal by the way
journal by the way and today I’m going to share with you
and today I’m going to share with you
and today I’m going to share with you the reason where I believe everyone to
the reason where I believe everyone to
the reason where I believe everyone to keep a journal I’m going to do this by
keep a journal I’m going to do this by
keep a journal I’m going to do this by sharing with you a low story but first I
sharing with you a low story but first I
sharing with you a low story but first I want to clear a misconception because
want to clear a misconception because
want to clear a misconception because you know the other day I was talking to
you know the other day I was talking to
you know the other day I was talking to my friend I was telling her hey I’m
my friend I was telling her hey I’m
my friend I was telling her hey I’m doing a TED talk on journaling and she
doing a TED talk on journaling and she
doing a TED talk on journaling and she went like oh you mean a diary Horner a
went like oh you mean a diary Horner a
went like oh you mean a diary Horner a journal and she was like book Diaries
journal and she was like book Diaries
journal and she was like book Diaries journals tomato tomahto so I realized
journals tomato tomahto so I realized
journals tomato tomahto so I realized that not a lot of people know the
that not a lot of people know the
that not a lot of people know the differences between journals and Diaries
differences between journals and Diaries
differences between journals and Diaries so I’m going to break it down for you
so I’m going to break it down for you
so I’m going to break it down for you journals are way more personal than a
journals are way more personal than a
journals are way more personal than a diary because when you write a diary you
diary because when you write a diary you
diary because when you write a diary you write about the things you did that day
write about the things you did that day
write about the things you did that day but for the journal
but for the journal
but for the journal you might also write about thoughts or
you might also write about thoughts or
you might also write about thoughts or feelings your personal problems so
feelings your personal problems so
feelings your personal problems so hopefully I’ve already up with a pure
hopefully I’ve already up with a pure
hopefully I’ve already up with a pure barrier between journals and Diaries so
barrier between journals and Diaries so
barrier between journals and Diaries so I’m going to go ahead and tell you the
I’m going to go ahead and tell you the
I’m going to go ahead and tell you the reason why everyone to keep a journal
reason why everyone to keep a journal
reason why everyone to keep a journal and I’m going to do this by showing you
and I’m going to do this by showing you
and I’m going to do this by showing you a story so these are my parents with my
a story so these are my parents with my
a story so these are my parents with my little brother
little brother
little brother some couple months ago at the dinner
some couple months ago at the dinner
some couple months ago at the dinner table my parents told me we were invited
table my parents told me we were invited
table my parents told me we were invited to a house party that one of our
to a house party that one of our
to a house party that one of our relatives were hosting and just like
relatives were hosting and just like
relatives were hosting and just like every single time something like this
every single time something like this
every single time something like this happens man media response
happens man media response
happens man media response the news was cannot go now my parents
the news was cannot go now my parents
the news was cannot go now my parents knowing me for 14 years of my life
knowing me for 14 years of my life
knowing me for 14 years of my life and having to put up with this so many
and having to put up with this so many
and having to put up with this so many times they lost count way too familiar
times they lost count way too familiar
times they lost count way too familiar with my lack of interest so upon hearing
with my lack of interest so upon hearing
with my lack of interest so upon hearing those words of my dad just lay down his
those words of my dad just lay down his
those words of my dad just lay down his top you know the way all Asian parents
top you know the way all Asian parents
top you know the way all Asian parents tell their kids I’m pissed
tell their kids I’m pissed
tell their kids I’m pissed and what is that next wasn’t another
and what is that next wasn’t another
and what is that next wasn’t another lecture and why it’s why it’s
lecture and why it’s why it’s
lecture and why it’s why it’s disrespectful not to show up at a
disrespectful not to show up at a
disrespectful not to show up at a reunion like that why I wouldn’t be such
reunion like that why I wouldn’t be such
reunion like that why I wouldn’t be such a grump if I actually spent more time
a grump if I actually spent more time
a grump if I actually spent more time outside and socialize with other people
outside and socialize with other people
outside and socialize with other people why is that next with a question now for
why is that next with a question now for
why is that next with a question now for some reason I’ve never thought about he
some reason I’ve never thought about he
some reason I’ve never thought about he asked me Morgan do you know why you
asked me Morgan do you know why you
asked me Morgan do you know why you never liked going to be parties and I
never liked going to be parties and I
never liked going to be parties and I definitely had the right answer prim I’d
definitely had the right answer prim I’d
definitely had the right answer prim I’d open my mouth but I had no idea
open my mouth but I had no idea
open my mouth but I had no idea I just knew clearly and did not want to
I just knew clearly and did not want to
I just knew clearly and did not want to go and that was it
go and that was it
go and that was it I felt very alone in my situation and
I felt very alone in my situation and
I felt very alone in my situation and that something was terribly wrong with
that something was terribly wrong with
that something was terribly wrong with me because who have been like going to a
me because who have been like going to a
me because who have been like going to a party where you can get free food that’s
party where you can get free food that’s
party where you can get free food that’s me all your awesome cousins again so
me all your awesome cousins again so
me all your awesome cousins again so that night I locked my bedroom door
that night I locked my bedroom door
that night I locked my bedroom door behind me and I poured my feeling that’s
behind me and I poured my feeling that’s
behind me and I poured my feeling that’s my journal
my journal
my journal what happened what happened was after
what happened what happened was after
what happened what happened was after writing that very first line we’re
writing that very first line we’re
writing that very first line we’re invited to a house party and I don’t
invited to a house party and I don’t
invited to a house party and I don’t want to go got me thinking I remembered
want to go got me thinking I remembered
want to go got me thinking I remembered everything
everything
everything that bother me at those tasks parties I
that bother me at those tasks parties I
that bother me at those tasks parties I remember that the brows meet nervous
remember that the brows meet nervous
remember that the brows meet nervous the food was way way too spicy and a
the food was way way too spicy and a
the food was way way too spicy and a relative’s know my relatives are really
relative’s know my relatives are really
relative’s know my relatives are really conservative and traditional comments
conservative and traditional comments
conservative and traditional comments would give me salted so correct
would give me salted so correct
would give me salted so correct etiquette and manners are very important
etiquette and manners are very important
etiquette and manners are very important to them but it’s very pressing for me so
to them but it’s very pressing for me so
to them but it’s very pressing for me so I’ve rolled it down in my journal and
I’ve rolled it down in my journal and
I’ve rolled it down in my journal and for some reason I felt a little bit more
for some reason I felt a little bit more
for some reason I felt a little bit more relaxed this is because when stepped out
relaxed this is because when stepped out
relaxed this is because when stepped out our Maya feels like a jumble not of
our Maya feels like a jumble not of
our Maya feels like a jumble not of irrational thought remember how before I
irrational thought remember how before I
irrational thought remember how before I was furious at myself for being so weird
was furious at myself for being so weird
was furious at myself for being so weird well after I listed out the three
well after I listed out the three
well after I listed out the three reasons why I didn’t like going to
reasons why I didn’t like going to
reasons why I didn’t like going to parties I realized her that there were
parties I realized her that there were
parties I realized her that there were actually logical reasons my problem
actually logical reasons my problem
actually logical reasons my problem so crazy for the first reason why
so crazy for the first reason why
so crazy for the first reason why everyone should keep a journal is that
everyone should keep a journal is that
everyone should keep a journal is that helps describe writing about what’s
helps describe writing about what’s
helps describe writing about what’s stressing you out helps you identify the
stressing you out helps you identify the
stressing you out helps you identify the roots of your problems so when a problem
roots of your problems so when a problem
roots of your problems so when a problem is broken down you’re more likely to
is broken down you’re more likely to
is broken down you’re more likely to feel more laughs and actually maybe come
feel more laughs and actually maybe come
feel more laughs and actually maybe come up with a real solution if you’re lucky
up with a real solution if you’re lucky
up with a real solution if you’re lucky I can’t really fix my problem because I
I can’t really fix my problem because I
I can’t really fix my problem because I still have social anxiety I’m very
still have social anxiety I’m very
still have social anxiety I’m very nervous right now and I still can’t use
nervous right now and I still can’t use
nervous right now and I still can’t use my embarrassing yeah so you know people
my embarrassing yeah so you know people
my embarrassing yeah so you know people do all kinds of cool stuff to these best
do all kinds of cool stuff to these best
do all kinds of cool stuff to these best my mom when she’s best she goes window
my mom when she’s best she goes window
my mom when she’s best she goes window shopping doesn’t look like I shouldn’t
shopping doesn’t look like I shouldn’t
shopping doesn’t look like I shouldn’t pull something and I find Jolie she
pull something and I find Jolie she
pull something and I find Jolie she drives comics that’s really cool after I
drives comics that’s really cool after I
drives comics that’s really cool after I after I journal I just sit and stare at
after I journal I just sit and stare at
after I journal I just sit and stare at random objects for fifteen minutes and I
random objects for fifteen minutes and I
random objects for fifteen minutes and I think about life after completing my
think about life after completing my
think about life after completing my entries I learned a few things about
entries I learned a few things about
entries I learned a few things about myself that a I’m this type of introvert
myself that a I’m this type of introvert
myself that a I’m this type of introvert who gets anxious in social events and
who gets anxious in social events and
who gets anxious in social events and these I get hangry
these I get hangry
these I get hangry you know hungry and angry when we
you know hungry and angry when we
you know hungry and angry when we journal we realize how our problems
journal we realize how our problems
journal we realize how our problems affect us why we sometimes do what we do
affect us why we sometimes do what we do
affect us why we sometimes do what we do and feel what we feel
and feel what we feel
and feel what we feel over time what this does that helps us
over time what this does that helps us
over time what this does that helps us become more self-aware I believe after
become more self-aware I believe after
become more self-aware I believe after many years of interacting with other
many years of interacting with other
many years of interacting with other people I believe that there are three
people I believe that there are three
people I believe that there are three versions the person that you are first
versions the person that you are first
versions the person that you are first the person that other people see person
the person that other people see person
the person that other people see person that you see yourself also the person
that you see yourself also the person
that you see yourself also the person that the person that you actually are
that the person that you actually are
that the person that you actually are you might think you know yourself but
you might think you know yourself but
you might think you know yourself but you can be completely fine being
you can be completely fine being
you can be completely fine being self-aware gives you three things first
self-aware gives you three things first
self-aware gives you three things first when you know your faults and your
when you know your faults and your
when you know your faults and your weaknesses you know how to have
weaknesses you know how to have
weaknesses you know how to have self-improvement
self-improvement
self-improvement that’s very useful second when you know
that’s very useful second when you know
that’s very useful second when you know your needs for habits and your desires
your needs for habits and your desires
your needs for habits and your desires you’re very likely to make decisions not
you’re very likely to make decisions not
you’re very likely to make decisions not good for you because you know what
good for you because you know what
good for you because you know what you’re used to and what you truly want
you’re used to and what you truly want
you’re used to and what you truly want and third I find this one very
and third I find this one very
and third I find this one very interesting because when you keep a
interesting because when you keep a
interesting because when you keep a journal grow very likely to look back on
journal grow very likely to look back on
journal grow very likely to look back on the old stuff you wrote it realize how
the old stuff you wrote it realize how
the old stuff you wrote it realize how stupid you were when you were small but
stupid you were when you were small but
stupid you were when you were small but the other day I was I was writing my
the other day I was I was writing my
the other day I was I was writing my journal I was writing my journal and
journal I was writing my journal and
journal I was writing my journal and just for fun I was flipping back to the
just for fun I was flipping back to the
just for fun I was flipping back to the older entries I wrote in seventh grade
older entries I wrote in seventh grade
older entries I wrote in seventh grade and I stumbled upon this very particular
and I stumbled upon this very particular
and I stumbled upon this very particular and see that I don’t even remember
and see that I don’t even remember
and see that I don’t even remember writing about and if I read it to you
writing about and if I read it to you
writing about and if I read it to you it’s going to be very weird but what is
it’s going to be very weird but what is
it’s going to be very weird but what is weird
weird
weird so started out something like for once
so started out something like for once
so started out something like for once was a box we’re a family dad Texas after
was a box we’re a family dad Texas after
was a box we’re a family dad Texas after it’s very weird so I look back on the
it’s very weird so I look back on the
it’s very weird so I look back on the older entries that we wrote we discover
older entries that we wrote we discover
older entries that we wrote we discover it’s like a reminder of this person that
it’s like a reminder of this person that
it’s like a reminder of this person that we used to be it’s very interesting
we used to be it’s very interesting
we used to be it’s very interesting because you realize how much you change
because you realize how much you change
because you realize how much you change over the years
over the years
over the years never me to share with you the third
never me to share with you the third
never me to share with you the third season why everyone to keep a journal
season why everyone to keep a journal
season why everyone to keep a journal and we’ll actually rewind how do I get
and we’ll actually rewind how do I get
and we’ll actually rewind how do I get to this point I came to my journal
to this point I came to my journal
to this point I came to my journal because I wanted to rant and usually
because I wanted to rant and usually
because I wanted to rant and usually that’s the first reason what people keep
that’s the first reason what people keep
that’s the first reason what people keep services shrimp and know how I didn’t
services shrimp and know how I didn’t
services shrimp and know how I didn’t text what my friends we all know that
text what my friends we all know that
text what my friends we all know that one person who can’t keep their mouth
one person who can’t keep their mouth
one person who can’t keep their mouth shut and a and the story of how you
shut and a and the story of how you
shut and a and the story of how you discover this about them probably went a
discover this about them probably went a
discover this about them probably went a little something like this
little something like this
little something like this you come up to them and tell them
you come up to them and tell them
you come up to them and tell them something clearly confidential like for
something clearly confidential like for
something clearly confidential like for example hey there’s a stoic guy in my
example hey there’s a stoic guy in my
example hey there’s a stoic guy in my class and we go tell your name you’re
class and we go tell your name you’re
class and we go tell your name you’re gonna comments not to tell anyone okay
gonna comments not to tell anyone okay
gonna comments not to tell anyone okay you’re gonna be like oh yeah course I’m
you’re gonna be like oh yeah course I’m
you’re gonna be like oh yeah course I’m gonna
gonna
gonna and I wouldn’t do that yeah right so
and I wouldn’t do that yeah right so
and I wouldn’t do that yeah right so this is where your journal comes handy
this is where your journal comes handy
this is where your journal comes handy everyone no matter who you are I know
everyone no matter who you are I know
everyone no matter who you are I know have some in stock pots or secrets
have some in stock pots or secrets
have some in stock pots or secrets buried inside of you but a lot of people
buried inside of you but a lot of people
buried inside of you but a lot of people like to rent Rams
like to rent Rams
like to rent Rams it’s human nature a lot of people like
it’s human nature a lot of people like
it’s human nature a lot of people like the man so how do we deal
the man so how do we deal
the man so how do we deal how do we deal with this well your
how do we deal with this well your
how do we deal with this well your journal can come in handy because your
journal can come in handy because your
journal can come in handy because your journal won’t office for journal won’t
journal won’t office for journal won’t
journal won’t office for journal won’t tattled health and so after two years of
tattled health and so after two years of
tattled health and so after two years of journaling my journal has become a very
journaling my journal has become a very
journaling my journal has become a very close and trusty friend of mine that I
close and trusty friend of mine that I
close and trusty friend of mine that I can actually confide anything to I
can actually confide anything to I
can actually confide anything to I really enjoy it and despite this
really enjoy it and despite this
really enjoy it and despite this experience I recommend you to actually
experience I recommend you to actually
experience I recommend you to actually named or journals without query so a lot
named or journals without query so a lot
named or journals without query so a lot of people a lot of people solves our
of people a lot of people solves our
of people a lot of people solves our empties with hi Journal dear journal I
empties with hi Journal dear journal I
empties with hi Journal dear journal I start mine off with hi Sally and that’s
start mine off with hi Sally and that’s
start mine off with hi Sally and that’s why I have Sally over I can remind me
why I have Sally over I can remind me
why I have Sally over I can remind me that that way
I don’t see why you don’t want to start
I don’t see why you don’t want to start a journal by now but you still don’t I
a journal by now but you still don’t I
a journal by now but you still don’t I might know what probably is the reason
might know what probably is the reason
might know what probably is the reason so journals can be very personal so a
so journals can be very personal so a
so journals can be very personal so a lot of time a lot of people are scared
lot of time a lot of people are scared
lot of time a lot of people are scared of others reading their journals it’s
of others reading their journals it’s
of others reading their journals it’s the nightmare for me so that’s the case
the nightmare for me so that’s the case
the nightmare for me so that’s the case then then you should use this website I
then then you should use this website I
then then you should use this website I sometimes use called tenzou calm and
sometimes use called tenzou calm and
sometimes use called tenzou calm and don’t worry this talk is not sponsored
don’t worry this talk is not sponsored
don’t worry this talk is not sponsored by 10v well I just really like pens ooh
by 10v well I just really like pens ooh
by 10v well I just really like pens ooh or if you prefer the old fashioned way
or if you prefer the old fashioned way
or if you prefer the old fashioned way of writing down your socks like myself
of writing down your socks like myself
of writing down your socks like myself then your best bet is to write very ugly
then your best bet is to write very ugly
then your best bet is to write very ugly and don’t even feel bad about that this
and don’t even feel bad about that this
and don’t even feel bad about that this are our Asian parents wants to become
are our Asian parents wants to become
are our Asian parents wants to become doctors anyway so it’s good to get to
doctors anyway so it’s good to get to
doctors anyway so it’s good to get to really have my trick I really appreciate
really have my trick I really appreciate
really have my trick I really appreciate you all all of you for coming here and
you all all of you for coming here and
you all all of you for coming here and listening to my talk since the beginning
listening to my talk since the beginning
listening to my talk since the beginning and and especially I want to thank you
and and especially I want to thank you
and and especially I want to thank you mr. Bendix earlier mr. vending
mr. Bendix earlier mr. vending
mr. Bendix earlier mr. vending surrending my coach for making this a
surrending my coach for making this a
surrending my coach for making this a reality that I actually had the
reality that I actually had the
reality that I actually had the confidence to step up here and talk to
confidence to step up here and talk to
confidence to step up here and talk to you guys everybody has their own way to
you guys everybody has their own way to
you guys everybody has their own way to de-stress my way is journaling and I
de-stress my way is journaling and I
de-stress my way is journaling and I hope that after today you might be able
hope that after today you might be able
hope that after today you might be able to pick up a journal I’m writing a few
to pick up a journal I’m writing a few
to pick up a journal I’m writing a few things down and say hey my way of these
things down and say hey my way of these
things down and say hey my way of these drastic is journaling to tonight when I
drastic is journaling to tonight when I
drastic is journaling to tonight when I go home I will definitely I would
go home I will definitely I would
go home I will definitely I would definitely wise about my experience
definitely wise about my experience
definitely wise about my experience meeting all of you in my journal thank
meeting all of you in my journal thank
meeting all of you in my journal thank you
you
you [Applause]
[Applause]
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[Music]
[Music] you
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