david_taylor69•7mo ago

Stopped forcing daily entries and my journaling became fun again.

Letting go of the pressure made me actually want to use it.

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beth_baker697mo ago

Oh man, "letting go of the pressure" is the whole key right there. I have a graveyard of beautiful notebooks with exactly two days filled out because I tried to make it a perfect daily habit. Turns out I only have deep thoughts like, twice a month. Making myself write daily just made me feel guilty for having boring days.

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jessicapatel7mo ago

Tbh I used to think it had to be daily too.

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julia_fisher286mo ago

Right? Who decided journals need daily entries anyway. @beth_baker69 is totally right about the guilt. My brain on a Tuesday is just "work sucked, ate cereal." Forcing myself to write that down feels pointless. Save the pages for when you actually have something to say. Otherwise it's just a chore.

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