Three Questions That Make Each Day Count

A Minimalist Routine for Personal Growth

Steven Gambardella

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Learning something every day will open you up to new possibilities. Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust on Unsplash

At the end of the day we often feel flat.

What did the day count for? How much of the day do you even remember? The days can blend into each other when our lives are structured around work and family routines.

An often recommended method of making each day count is to journal in the evening. There are many ways of journaling, from keeping a detailed personal diary to tracking positive habits with simple lists. Adding an accountability journal to your routine will help support your personal growth objectives and help maintain your mental well-being.

Here’s a minimalist approach to accounting for yourself at the end of each day. I took lessons from the most practical philosophers I’ve studied to help define a daily well-being practice and make the auditing of that practice as simple as possible. Asking yourself the three questions below every evening will help your cognitive, emotional and spiritual development.

You don’t need to write your answers down, but it will benefit you even more if you do. This routine can be layered onto your existing journal habit, or stand alone as a thought pattern before you go to bed.

What did you learn today?

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Steven Gambardella

History PhD. The lessons of history and philosophy for your life and work. Writes The Sophist: https://sophist.substack.com/