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Welcome to my channel Good Habits! This is ____, your podcast host.

Today, I’m going to talk about a ____ of starting the day that many people, including me, find enormously useful.

It’s a ____ of journaling called “the morning pages.”

____ is no age at which it is too late to form this habit.

I started ____ years ago as a high school student, and that’s why today’s episode is especially for my teenage subscribers.

The morning pages are three pages of “free writing,” ideally done ____ thing in the morning.

The concept is simple. Get up every morning, pick up a pen and a notebook, and write whatever crosses your mind until ____ have filled three pages.

The technique was originally developed to help writers and artists overcome a loss of creativity, but anybody can ____ it to create a better life.

There is no ____ or wrong way to write your morning pages, but there are two rules.

First, don’t judge your ____ as good or bad.

These pages are meant to be a “brain cleansing,” so don’t worry ____ writing correctly.

Second, ____ your writing completely private.

It is important for you to write ____ and honestly.

You’re even advised not to read your writing ____ for weeks.

Now, let me share the ____ of some people I interviewed.

____, a chef and kitchen manager, who has been writing morning pages for two years, says:

My ____ tends to be very stressful.

When I started writing ____ pages, I just wrote a lot of complaints about my hard life.

Later, I began to ask questions, ____ “What would make my life easier today?”

“How can I ____ my recipes?”

____, I keep asking questions until I reach a sort of “click moment.”

It feels ____ a door opening to great ideas.

Nowadays, I feel less stressed, enjoy my job ____, and am more productive.

Now, ____ listen to Yuna, a high school junior:

When I started this exercise ____ year, I simply wrote random thoughts like this:

I’m ____. A slight headache’s starting.

I ____ to finish the math assignment today …

I don’t know what more to write ____.

But soon I found I had ____ and deeper thoughts.

Now, I ____ start by writing about today’s tasks or worries.

After that, I write about my dreams and how to move ____ them.

I often come up with great plans and a ____ sense of purpose to start the day.

Most importantly, I’m much ____ than before.

I can totally relate to ____ two people because their experiences are similar to mine.

____ Yuna, I started this journaling during my first year of high school.

At that time, I felt lost, stressed, and ____ about the future, and it wasn’t easy for me to concentrate.

When I first tried writing three daily pages, I ____ expect to stick to it.

But I did, and it changed my ____!

Releasing my feelings onto ____ every morning helped relieve my emotional tension.

I gained more inner peace, which improved my ____ performance.

Like David, I ____ many questions, for instance,

“____ was I so angry yesterday?”

“Why are ____ less fun these days?”

Then, I started raising more ____ ones:

“What could make me happier right ____?”

“What is my ideal future? Can I ____ it? How?”

Answering these questions showed me what ____ of person I was and what my needs, values, passions, and talents were.

More importantly, I ____ to know what I truly wanted!

I remembered my childhood dreams of being a writer, songwriter, and ____ host.

Gradually, vague ideas became ____ plans.

____ later, here I am, a successful podcaster and vlogger!

I’ve also published a book and a music ____.

My morning pages, which I still write every day, have given me the drive and ideas to ____ these aims.

Dear subscribers, will you try writing your ____ pages, too?

You never know what creative energy or ideas you ____ until you start exploring.

Don’t be a perfectionist, ____.

If you miss a few ____, simply open your notebook and start again!

The ultimate aim is to improve your mental ____ and help you lead a happier, more creative life.