The Power of Writing It Down: A Simple Habit to Unlock Your Brain and Reimagine Your Life

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars | 420 ratings

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Last update: 01-04-2025


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Discover the power of (finally) getting unstuck, claiming your clarity, and becoming the person whose life you want to live - all through a simple self-care practice you can build into your daily routine.

For anyone who's trying to make sense of their life, who wants to get unstuck from the patterns that hold them back, hear this incredible news: everything you need for the freedom you want is entirely within reach. This practice and pathway is free, it's readily available every day of your life, it takes just minutes of your time, and anyone can do it.

Author, writing coach, and speaker Allison Fallon's life transformed when she discovered the power of a daily writing practice. As it turns out, using your words is one of the most powerful means you have for unlocking your life. The Power of Writing It Down is your guide to this transformative tool available to us all. In as little as five to 20 minutes a day, scientific research shows this daily practice can help you:

  • Identify your ruts and create new neurological grooves toward better habits
  • Find fresh motivation and take ownership of your life
  • Heal from past pain and trauma
  • Relieve anxiety and depression
  • Contextualize life's setbacks and minor frustrations
  • Live a more confident, balanced, and healthy life
  • …and so much more

Drawing from years of coaching hundreds through the writing process - from first-timers to New York Times best-selling authors - Allison shares tried and tested practices for getting started, staying inspired, and using this simple habit to shift how you feel and show up to your life. Pen and paper is simply the method, but the reward is the real magic: new depths of self-discovery, creativity, and intentionality for living.


Top reviews from the United States

james chandler
5.0 out of 5 stars Encourages readers to see writing in a new light
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2024
This book helps illuminate the various reasons to write, how to overcome the mental obstacles at play, and encourages next steps in writing. It reminds readers that writing, even about mundane topics, has a powerful way of changing us from within, and possibly that process and writing can connect us and help others. I am grateful for the author!
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for anyone new or experienced with daily writing
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2022
This book is for anyone wanting to start a daily writing/journaling practice with the goal of self-reflection and improvement. There are a lot of books, blogs, productivity influencers, and more that tout the power of a daily writing practice. This book digs deep into why it’s so powerful and how you can get the most out of what you write. Although it has a lot of information, I found it clear with a natural flow. Allison provides personal examples, some scientific explanations, and additional examples from her clients to back up the points of each topic.

I’ve been journaling regularly for most of my adult life (not daily, but at least a few times a week) and someone once asked me why I do it. I looked back through my email and I said “Journaling allows me to slow down and attentively listen to myself. Without it I often just passively hear my inner voice throughout the day.” It’s like having the TV on when you are going from room to room cleaning. You aren’t really paying attention. It’s background noise. I read this book about a year after saying this and was reminded of why I love journaling so much. Specifically, after reading this quote:

“So let me be clear: what I’m not saying is that writing can “cure” you of whatever problem or difficulty you are currently facing. I’m not even suggesting that you need curing. What I’m offering is that writing is often a way to bear witness to our own lives. Sometimes this makes all the difference. Sometimes it can help to light the path before us, to put us back in touch with our own power. Sometimes it can help us ask better questions and – hopefully – get better answers. It’s a way we can try at least to make sense out of the chaos.”

You may be wondering why I read a book about writing if I already do it regularly. To that, I respond with this quote:

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing, that’s why we recommend it daily.” -Zig Ziglar

Reading this book was like having a nice conversation with a friend. It reinforced my love for journaling and gave me that inspirational boost that feels so good! I wrote out her “Infinity Prompt” and keep it tucked in my journal so I can easily reference it often. I recommend this book for anyone interested in a daily writing practice.
Estee11
4.0 out of 5 stars A caution for the vulnerable here:
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2022
The first chapter of this book, "Something To Express", was well written and motivated me to read further. However by the time I got to page 107 of the book, I realized that the first chapter should have included an expanded section with the section, Three Cautions When Writing for "Therapy," that appears much later. It should have expanded the hazards of proceeding with this writing methodology of introspection. The author does mention to have a therapist engaged when tackling this book. Not everyone could afford such a person, first of all nor realize the trouble they might be in to have memories surface that had been blocked. Now I realize there are people who are fully ready to "have at it", so to speak as I once was in my 30's. I had such a book similar to this one and I had not suspected hidden traumas that my writing would uncover but had all the confidence in the world to hand them if there were any. However, when they did emerge in the course of my writing, I was powerless to deal with them. I am much older now and in my case I can no longer afford to have a therapist to have on hand nor to have more hidden secrets to destabilize me. I have had to realize it as I moved through this book that life is too short to relive trauma that I could feel coming in my reading of this book if I persisted. I am at a good phase of my life in the twilight of my years and should a book come out of my last years, it will not be because I dug up the drama and terror that might be lurking below, certainly not for any book I would write.

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