9 Lessons from Journals of Martin Luther King Jr - Journaling Habit

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Last updated 15 março 2025

9 Lessons from Journals of Martin Luther King Jr - Journaling Habit

There is more to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy than the recognizable “I have a Dream” speech. One hidden gem of Dr. King’s legacy is in the depths of his 10,000+ journals, diaries, sermons, letters, and notebooks left behind. Together, these journals and writings, provide an intimate glimpse of the youngest person (up until 1964) to receive the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 35. Like other successful people who kept journal, Dr. King maintained this habit throughout his short but remarkable life. It is hard to separate the Dr. King we know today from his habit of reading, writing, and journaling. Below are the lessons we can learn from Dr. King’s journals, diaries, notebooks and letters. Setup your environment to encourage journaling Dr. King put an enormous effort into developing his mind. One way he did that was to setup his work environment that would encourage journaling — and activities that support deep thinking. This rare picture of Dr. King’s office provides a glimpse of how his sophisticated mind developed — surrounded with countless of writings, notebooks, books, journals, and letters. Journaling or writing did not stop from the comfort of home or office — he even […]