# Highlights: The Journaling System That Changed My Life by struthless
## Metadata
- Author:: [[struthless]]
- Full Title: The Journaling System That Changed My Life
- Category: #articles
- Document Note: VOMIT System
### V: Vent
- Mind dump effect
### O: Obligations
- Obligation Dump
- Organise
- Prioritise
- Guiding Question
"Which thing on this list, if done, will make everything else easier?"
- Bare Minimums + Stretch Goals
### M: Mindset
- Reframing
"How is this the best thing that has happened to me?"
- Possibility
"Because..." statements
I am \<the thing you want to be\> Because \<reasons\>
- Inversion
Look at the opposite solution
How can I draw more? How can I draw less?
- Perspective
"If you were a friend giving you advice, what advice would you give?"
- Discipline
- Gratitude
1. Something Mundane
2. Something that happened by chance
3. Something that you made happened
### I: Ideate
- Come up with 30 answers in 5 mins
- Don't edit the list until it's over
- "How would \_\_\_\_ solve this problem?"
- Open the loop (Ask the Question)
### T: Trajectory
- Direction
- Am I going towards or away from the goal and what evidence do I have?
- Day to Day
- Make hidden metrics visible
"What excited me today?"
"What drained me of energy?"
"What did I learn?"
- URL:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8RQsJ0Q3Mo
- Date Created: [[2024-04-03]]
## Highlights
>[!quote]
> The vomit system ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hth6w4vb08gwscg0rz9bebdx))
- Note: V: Vent
O: Obligations
M: Mindset
I: Ideate
T: Trajectory