How can I journal with Stoic to feel less anxious about not knowing how my career will turn out?

Try a daily “dot” practice. In Stoic, create a short entry with three lines: 1) Action I took today, 2) Something I learned, 3) A connection or small win. At the end of the week, read your seven entries and ask: What patterns are emerging? What am I moving toward without realizing it? Finish with a one-sentence trust note: “If I keep taking these small steps, future me will connect them.” This helps shift focus from predicting the future to building it through consistent dots.

I overthink every decision. How do I journal so I don’t need perfect foresight, in line with this quote?

Use a two-column page in Stoic: Left—What I can know/control today (facts, next step, time I can invest). Right—What I can’t know/control yet (long-term outcomes, others’ reactions). Then write one smallest reversible step you can take in the next 24 hours and a check-in question for tomorrow (“What did this step teach me?”). End with a brief look back: List 3 past choices that only made sense later. This keeps you moving while honoring uncertainty.

How do I reflect on past setbacks so I can trust they’ll connect later?

Do a “Setback-to-Skill Map” in Stoic: 1) Name the setback and how it felt. 2) Extract the skill, insight, or boundary it gave you. 3) Identify a situation where that skill already helped (even a small one). 4) If you can’t see it yet, write two ways you might use that skill this month. Close with a compassionate summary: “This dot taught me X; I’ll watch for chances to use it.” Revisit monthly to see the dots start to link.

You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.

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