17 Dec 2025 · 3 min
Brian Johnson recommends daily journaling to boost optimism, citing researcher Sonia Lyubomirsky. Spend ten to twenty minutes writing about hopes, dreams, and actionable steps. Even two minutes counts.
Ten to twenty minutes per day, even as little as two minutes.
Sonia Lyubomirsky.
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Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another Optimize plus one. Here's another simple way to keep your motivation high Journal Sonia Lybomirsky is one of the world's leading scientists studying well being. She tells us that one of the most robust ways to boost our optimism and positive thinking actually, she says the most robust strategy is is to journal daily, reflecting on our hopes and dreams, visualizing our success, and reflecting on the steps we will take to make it all happen. Ten to 20 minutes per day, even as little as two minutes, has been shown to make people happier and healthier. So what are your hopes and dreams? What steps will you take to make it all happen? Have you journaled lately? Might be a good plus one for today. Isn't it a bit odd that we went from math to science to history, but somehow missed the class on how to live? For some wacky reason, optimal living 101 never made the schedule. Of course, it's too late to go back and change that and you're too busy to read full time to catch up. But if you're like us, you're all about optimizing your life and actualizing your potential. So imagine this. Imagine having someone read the best books on how to optimize your life and pull out the big ideas that can really change your life. You know those sections you underline and asterisks and mark all up? Then imagine that guy me connecting those awesome ideas to other great books and helping you actually apply the wisdom to your life today. Well, that's what I do with something we call Philosopher's Notes, where I've distilled hundreds of great books into 20 minute super practical summaries. Then imagine me taking the absolute best big ideas from those great books and sharing them with you in hour long Optimal Living 101 classes on everything from productivity, purpose and confidence to nutrition, goal setting and conquering procrastination, helping you optimize every facet of your life so you can actualize your potential. You've got a personal trainer. I'm kind of like your personal philosopher. Ancient wisdom plus Modern science plus practical tools. That's what our optimized membership program is all about. If you're feeling it, we'd love to have you join us.
