For this exercise, document your day (or week) through doodles.   You may want to include some icons, words or abstract shapes to represent people you met, thoughts or worries you had, or things that you did.   For example, if you think you spent too much time on your phone, you might draw a little icon of a phone and a clock, if you found yourself worrying about money doodle in some £££. If any people felt significant in your day maybe write in their initials or doodle a little face that represents them.   You may include abstract shapes as representations of events, feelings or people.  Which shapes and symbols you use don’t really matter too much, as long as you know what they represent.      
Similarly to previous exercises, don’t overthink what you include. If you find yourself going to draw a certain icon or word, don’t attempt to figure out if it should be in the drawing or not, let your subconscious guide you and reflect on it afterwards.   Feel free to include ideas from previous exercises too such as writing in thoughts, drawing the date and filling up your page with repetitive shapes for relaxation.     

 
 
Optional Reflective Questions:  

Look at your drawing for a little while.  How does it make you feel to look at it?  

What do some of the forms or icons in your drawing represent?  

Does the position or size of any of the elements of your drawing feel significant?  

Is there anything included in your drawing that surprised you?  Do you think there is any meaning behind it?

What do you like most about your drawing?  

After seeing a visual representation of your day/week, do you feel any differently about it?  




   




I encourage you to try this for yourself first, but if you are stuck or don’t quite know what to do, below are some examples of what this might look like:

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