Day 89 of 90 · Finale
A letter to Day-1 you
“Dear Day-1 Kai: you were right to start small. You'd be proud of where it went.” — Kai
Today's action · 15 min
Write a short letter to the person you were on Day 1: what you've learned, what surprised you, and what you'd tell them about the hard days.
Why it works
Pennebaker's research on expressive writing suggests that writing about our experiences can help people make sense of them, with links to better wellbeing in many studies. It's not a cure-all, but reflecting on how far you've come helps you remember it.
Source: Writing About Emotional Experiences as a Therapeutic Process (Pennebaker, 1997)
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