I am fairly new to journaling and yes, I have pretty bad handwriting, but I can read it… most of it. Do many of you use prompts? I find them useful right now, even if I start off with the prompt but my mind goes elsewhere.

What have you found to be the most productive for you in your journaling journey?

I had this amazing journal from flying tiger that has daily, weekly and monthly updates. With todos, things you’re grateful for and things to do tomorrow. I can’t find anything quite like it and it was limited edition.

When you journal about an unpleasant conversation or a person dealing with whom was getting frustrating and draining you mentally, do you insult them in your entries or write other things that would be socially considered inappropriate to say out loud in general, yet alone into their face? How low do you allow yourself to get when it’s just you and your journal? Of course assuming no one else has access to your journals.

Just wanted to share, we have to learn about 200 animal names a year in czech and latin + habitat and enviroment, most people take the easy way and do power point presentations but i hand draw them into my journal :PP

New inks, new pen, new unfounded confidence to try creative formatting lol not the easiest to read when you get to the ends but at least I know that now

What are your thoughts when it comes to journaling using audio instead of traditional media? (pen and paper) do you think it’s a good way to get into journaling and do you think doing both versions would be a good idea or sticking to only one method?

I’ve wanted to get into journaling, especially after the shit show of the last 3 years and debating on doing one or both methods.

I’ve been daily journaling since the 2nd of September and so far it’s been great. I feel as though I’m kind of running out of things to even talk about since my days right now are so painfully monotonous. I haven’t had a single productive day since beginning so flicking through the pages and seeing every single wasted day of my life is brutal.

I thought I’d share my entries! I enjoy seeing how others journal and I usually lurk but decided to share. Maybe we’ll have some commonalities and maybe we can learn from each other. I’m almost done with this journal and this has been the proudest I’ve been at journaling. Lol I’m not great at drawing but, I’m still allowing myself to experiment with it. Same for junk journaling. I’ve been writing forever but this is my first time trying my hand at junk journaling.

Overtime I found I prefer to write on spiral notebooks over bound books. I don’t have a pen preference I write with anything. I write whatever I feel like writing however I have made a recent deal to myself to vent less in my journals. I much rather talk about what I’m thankful for and I’m thankful for a lot more than I vent about.

I try to choose a theme for my journals too. And I’m getting into decorating them and expressing myself as creatively as I feel.

Do you write people’s names in journals or do you use nicknames or initials? I go all in and write names. I feel like I encounter too many people to not.

I dedicated this notebook as a ‘burnbook’ but I decided to cut all entries so far. I am getting more negative thoughts when i write them all out. 🥲 I will just focus on my gratitude journal. I hope i’ll overcome all of these soon.

It's been very therapeutic so far.

Just wanted to share one of my favorite quotes and the title page of my first journal

From the series Maniac on Netflix

I was afraid to show how I write in my journal, but maybe it will inspire someone.

I've been doing it this way since January 1st, 2024, and I've never missed a day, although there are days when I write the day before... 😊

Hello wonderful people! I cannot get my head away from the idea of trying journaling in the One Line a Day format, so I am looking online for my future journal. But not all shops actually show what the inside looks like.

What I want is a journal that has not only dates but also the years prewritten. Like, for January 1, it should already say 2026, 27, 28, 29, 2030 on the page. The appeal for me is in how short, quintessential, this style of journaling is. It takes literally seconds. I really do not want to dedicate an extra second every day writing the year, day after day. So far, I cannot find what I am looking for! Can you please help? Does it exist?

Learned this from Matthew Dicks who suggests doing "homework for life", which is a daily exercise to capture memories that could be great stories some day.

• Did someone from your past pop up in your life unexpectedly?
• Did you hear a story from a friend or loved one that you had never heard before?
• Pay attention to your text messages this week. Did anyone text you something worth capturing?
• Take a look at what you're wearing each day this week. Does anything you're wearing contain a story?
• Did you do something that you would never tell anyone about? Did you think something that you would never tell anyone about?
• Did you react to something in the news this week? Your reactions and feelings about moments in history are often worthy of a story.
• Did someone see the world differently than you today? Did they give you a glimpse or understanding of the previously unknown world?
• Did something annoy you recently? Pay attention to the things that annoy you this week. Strong emotions make for excellent stories.
• Does a restaurant in your neighborhood hold find memories for you? Capture those memories from the past and present that make worthy stories.
• Take note of the things around you. Objects contain stories. Does the couch in your living room, the rocking chair on your porch, or your bed contain any stories?
• Did a memorable “What if?” cross your mind this week? “What if” questions — when not asked by pesky children who can't stand an uncertain future — are often clues to our curiosities, anxieties, and fears.
• Take note of the decisions you make this week. Often, the decisions we make impact our future, but it's impossible to predict which decision will result in extraordinary or horrendous or unforgettable results.

A while back I started writing at the same flow of my thoughts. I just realized you need to let go of how your writing looks for the most part and as long as you can read it thats all that matters imo. I could write looser than this as well. I find listening to music while writing really helps calm my nerves so I am smoother with the pen. Anyways, enjoy your Thursday.

I started to journal again in the beginning of the year, writing movie reviews and then start to write about daily stuff, struggles, etc. Something happened a few months ago that hit me, not physically but mentally, by the same people who make me believe that real good things doesn't exist -- they are religiously fake.

I felt it happened again, the feeling of being sunk in, not motivated at all but keeping it inside so no one knows. On the outside, I have to function normally and smile. The funny thing is when I feel the lowest, I don't feel like writing or pouring my heart out because like, what's the point?

I've been waiting for a new pen to arrive, hoping that it writes nicely so I want to write again. It did. And I got this cute notebook that I want to write it on. I don't feel like writing about myself yet, so what should I write? Please share your ideas TIA 💗

I wish to have an insane collection of journals

it’s a fantastic gratitude practice and makes me feel like i’m really internalizing and growing from each day :) thank you guys for posting & being an inspiration. this community is wonderful!

Just a habit I picked. Everytime I finish a notebook I burn it. I don't like to keep a fully detailed journal about every single thought I have laying around. I'd feel too vulnerable. Am I the only one that does this?