Wednesday, October 19, 2016

On blogging and happiness

I read this recent article on 'how to triple your happiness' by Neil Pasricha. He says that journaling 20 minutes a day about one positive experience increases your happiness. Re-reading it further increases your happiness. This process works because it makes us feel better about ourselves.

I'm thinking this theory must also apply to regular blogging. For some reason I usually never go back to re-reading my posts, do you?

18 comments:

Terry said...

Sometimes I read them just for the hell of it. It gives me ideas when I write my next post. I like to keep 'me short and to the point.

Silver in AZ said...

only if I'm wanting to remember the details about something I blogged about a while back.

Valerie-Jael said...

Only if I want to check for mistakes! Have fun day, hugs, Valerie

Dancin Fool said...

I agree with that completely. I use a linked within feature on each post that suggests previous posts readers may enjoy but I think I use it most. It reminds me of posts and activities from previous years that I have often forgotten about and its usually all fun stuff with my hubby or the dogs, or trips out with my camera. Looking back through my blog always makes me happy and reminds me of things I have achieved. If you wanted to add it to yours the link and instructions are here:

http://www.linkwithin.com/learn?ref=widget

JFM said...

I enjoy blogging and tend to share my thoughts and memories, my art and so on. It does make me feel good but I don't reread them. My blog is a type of cyber journal~

lissa said...

I don't journal but I do blog & yes, occasionally I re-read some of my post just to see if they make sense or if there are mistakes that needs to be corrected & I guess there's rarely a bad feeling when I read them.

have a lovely day.

Kathy G said...

Yes, I do go back and read old posts. You may have noticed I link to something I posted five years ago (if there was one written on that exact date). Going back has reminded me of so many things I'd forgotten about.

Geraldine Helen said...

I definitely think it applies to blogging too.😄

I've been blogging off and on for many years and when I give it up, I miss it. I just cut back to one blog though had three previously and that was too time consuming.

Anonymous said...

I think it's the same for blogging. It makes me feel good, particularly connecting with some amazing people.

sandy said...

I agree - to me - anything ....creative which I feel journaling is as well as painting or poetry - puts one in a good space!

R's Rue said...

Sometimes.
www.rsrue.blogspot.com

Lisabella Russo said...

What a lovely notion! I do reread some blog posts, but typically to make certain I didn't leave anything out, I don't think I usually do... The photograph is beautiful Christine.

Anonymous said...

Blogging is a great hobby. I do revisit my posts now and then.

Lowcarb team member said...

Sometimes it isn't easy, but I think it is important to focus on the positive - even if it's a tiny positive - it is positive which is much better then negativity!

I enjoy blogging and I do quite often re-read older posts.

All the best Jan

The Happy Whisk said...

I like the connecting bit, too.

Claudia W | ImagesByCW said...

I think it is true and for that very reason I started a bit of a gratitude journal on my iPhone. As for re-reading my blogposts - some of them sometimes, but since most of them consist of photos and drawings... :)

NatureFootstep said...

I go back to the post everytime I read and answer comments. But I rarely write that much.

Anonymous said...

I think that's right. Writing positive things makes us feel better, as does reading positive things others have written. Your posts are always uplifting.