Can writing also improve productivity in other non related personal areas apart from the project we are working

Question

Can writing also improve productivity in other personal areas apart from the project we are working on

e.g :

• Writing to improve food habits (making a diary of what you ate and corresponding sentiment)
• Writing to stop procrastinating (write for each delayed job and its experiences)
• Write to improve family relations (Writing love emails or poems for your wife)

and many more

But can taking such a radical move to writing would end you up in unnecessary overheads or there is a systematic way to do this too?

Answer 1

Writing or "quantifying yourself" is a commonly used technique in cognitive behavioral therapy, so it definitely has its merits. For instance, if you have a sleeping problem, it is a good idea to note your sleeping patterns in a spreadsheet, to be able to get an objective view of the problem. This should apply to other problem types as well, such as excessive eating etc.

I see no merit in doing overhead work unless you're trying to resolve a specific problem. So I'd say the areas you choose to write about should be carefully selected in order to avoid introducing unneccessary overhead work.