There’s a short answer and a long answer.

The short answer is - it depends on your preferences.

The long answer is - it depends on your preferences and what you are journaling about.

If you are dealing with something traumatic or stressful, the research shows that writing for 20 minutes at a time over four consecutive days leads to long-term decreases in health problems and improvements in psychological well-being, physiological functioning and general functioning outcomes.

If you are trying to build a positive journaling habit, you may want to write more regularly.

If you are recapping your day, you may want to write daily.

I don’t journal every day. I journal four or five times weekly, usually on the same topic for that week, until I achieve clarity on that topic.

There’s no rule. You do what you are comfortable with, and don’t worry about missing streaks. The last thing you want is that journaling becomes a chore you don’t look forward to it anymore.

Today’s Prompts

1 - Work & Career

What does my ideal workday routine look like? What can I do today to move towards my ideal workday routine?

2 - Relationship

Reflect on a challenge I currently have in a relationship. What steps can I take to solve or overcome the challenge?

3 - Quote of the day

“If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success.” - James Cameron

4 - The 'If you don’t have time’ Prompt

What made me happy today or yesterday? Describe why in 2 sentences.

I’d love your feedback

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