"From the time she was young, Suleika Jaouad has kept a journal. She's used it to mark life's biggest occasions and to weather its most ferocious storms. Journaling has buoyed her through illness, heartbreak, and the deepest uncertainty. And she is not alone: For so many people, keeping a journal is an essential tool for navigating both the personal peaks and valleys and the collective challenges of modern life. More than ever, we need a space for puzzling through. In [this book], Jaouad explores the art of journaling and shares everything she's learned about how this life-altering practice can help us tap into that mystical, seemingly divine trait that exists in every human: creativity. She has gathered wisdom from one hundred writers, artists, and thinkers, including Hanif Abdurraqib, Jon Batiste, Elizabeth Gilbert, Salman Rushdie, Gloria Steinem, George Saunders, and Jia Tolentino. Their insights invite us to inhabit a more inspired life ... Whether you're a lifelong journaler or new to the practice, this book gives you the tools, direction, and encouragement to engage with discomfort, ask questions, peel back the layers, dream daringly, uncover your truest self, and, in doing so, learn to hold the unbearably brutal and astonishingly beautiful facts of life in the same palm"-- Dust jacket flap.
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