SIX MINUTE DIARY

THE SIX MINUTE DIARY

I am currently reading an engaging book,  “Opening Doors” by Micah Fialka-Feldman with Lynn Albee.  Check it out by clicking  HERE.  Micah is my friend’s son who has an intellectual disability.  He is currently living independently and is a teaching assistant in the Disability Studies program at Syracuse University.  The book is about how Micah has come to the point in his life where he is.  How he and his family have opened so many doors for him. One of the small examples seems especially fun to me.  In this book, Micha and Lyn Albee tell us about using the “Six Minute Diary”.  A quick way to capture a day. I think the method could work for any of us!  Here is how they describe it;

Divide a single sheet of paper into quarters.  The first quarter is labelled “Happened”,  the second quarter is “Seen/observed”.  The third quarter “Heard/eavesdropped”. and the final quarter is “image”.  The idea is that you spend 6 minutes listing things from the last 24 hours.  List 3 – 5 things in each category.  What happened that is significant, what did you see, what did you hear.  In the last quarter you draw or collage an image from one of the things you recorded that has the most energy for you.  This is intended to be a quick review of your day and is intended to be fun and creative. 

I do highly recommend Micah’s newest book and hope you will check it out.  He is an amazing person who has accomplished much in his life.