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the right way to journal

is whatever works for you. i used to feel daunted by journaling, until i listened to a "psychology of your 20s" podcast episode about it. here are some notes i took (with my personal takeaways mixed in) • journaling doesn’t need to be "good." it doesn’t need to look nice. it’s strictly for you. no mistakes, no bad entries—except for ones that weren’t written—no wrong thoughts, no assignment grade. it’s a self-care, self-love practice. one of the only times that everything gets to be about you, and you get to do it in the way that works best, as long as you’re doing it. • write about something going on in your brain. journaling is organizing, cleaning things up, making sense of things you can’t work out just by thinking about them over and over again. try to think about them in a way you normally wouldn’t, by writing about them. not looking for a solution or answer, but just to process what you’ve been through. • write 1-2 pages, even less than 500 words. small investment, can take as little as 5 minutes. • only journal when you really feel the need. making it a goal to journal everyday takes the fun out of it. journaling should be something relieving, joyous. it can be one line, something you thought about, something you heard. what is really important to you? • journaling = life course correction, not an intense commitment/practice. like a painkiller. you take it when you need it. when you feel the urge to write, just do it. drop everything. put the thoughts begging to come out down somewhere. don’t ignore inspiration when it randomly strikes. that desire isn’t something you can consciously call on. take advantage of the moments, even if just a second, even in the notes app. get in the habit of letting it be expressed. • find a way to journal in a manner that suits you. find your reason. snapshot for future self? • let someone else do the initial thinking for you. journal prompts, structured journal, online inspiration, write one prompt a week in the afternoon • write quickly and without judgment. not worried about exactly how you wanted to say it, word it, doesn’t matter. there's no audience or grade. journal "badly" = more in-tune with self. journaling helps you remember who you are from the inside out at the time of writing. • if you feel like you don’t know yourself, keep one notebook you put everything in: thoughts, quotes you like, postcards, to-do lists, diary entries, favorite songs, letters, dried flowers, brain dumps, gratitude lists, sticky notes, pictures hope this helps some people get started !

@peeta

Nov 8, 2024

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journaling ideas

i have a couple of different things i like to do: 1. reflect on the day through the senses - make a chart of things you saw, ate, smelled, touched, etc. 2. write/brain dump immediately you wake up, aka “morning pages” i tend to write a lot about my dreams from the night before and i remember them better 3. i feel like i journaled more when i let myself write in word bubbles, doodle, free association, etc. 4. subscribe to moonlists.com really great reflective journal prompt email newsletter

@jamiestudie

May 10, 2024

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BY NOT BEING CONSISTENT

By this I mean that I only journal when I feel like it. I’ve kept diaries/journals for 16 years now and it’s only in the recent years that I noticed everyone’s been marketing it as a daily habit. I have always found joy in writing and carving out time for introspection but I think if I felt obligated to do it daily I would actually end up writing less. Here are some other things I do/did: 1. Tried a 5-year journal which had a daily prompt that was the same for 5 years so that you could see how you and your answers changed. You just needed a clause or a few sentences so it was very low maintenance. The prompts might inspire you to write more. 2. I keep my journal and a pen on my bedside so that I can easily write at night since I’m more reflective then. You could do the same and place it at a time and place where you would be more prone to wanting to write something down. 3. I keep a small pocket journal! For grocery lists and random thoughts/entries throughout the day. I usually end up writing a short paragraph or two when I feel the inspiration. I hope you’re able to find your own style of journaling and that you find this process healing 🤍

@gpcdiamond

Apr 12, 2025

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