every day, carve out 30 minutes to completely fill three journal pages as fast as possible. the point is to simply write anything, everything, without worrying if itās good or bad⦠then, never look at it again š¤
at least, not for a whileābut this encourages you to get comfortable with writing for the sake or writing, unbothered with the outcome
write write write put a notebook and pen by your bed, and as soon as you wake up, grab the notebook and write 1, 2, 3 pages stream of consciousness, whatever comes up on your mind. donāt check your phone, donāt talk to your partner, donāt do anything besides get a tea or glass of water or coffee until youāre done writing.
I donāt overthink when i journal, however the only thing i make sure to do is to never leave an empty page, which means i write from top to bottom nonstop. just write and write, however, prompts and sketches ideas could definitely be found on Tiktok or even better the subreddit /Journaling.
My journal is very chaotic and has a lot of collages, sticker dumps, poems and quotes I like, along with more structured diary entries, but one of my favourite things to do in it is what I call free journaling. Iām sure this is not a new concept, I just havenāt looked into it at all. All you do is write anything and everything that comes to your mind even if that is āI donāt know what to write right now. Iām really bored.ā Itāll start with that but as you write you start to tune in more to the things around you and how your body feels, and you might start describing what the room looks like, or what you did that day to lead you to this point, or some strange idea for a project, or how the pen feels in your hand.
I had a professor once say to start writing by just starting and making a word vomit page, then open a new document and completely rewrite it. I have taken that advice into my journaling and just done this word-vomit free journaling, then taken some keys ideas/ phrases and used them elsewhere, but also, you donāt have to ever look at it ever again. It gives you the chance to really let go, and let your brain warm up.
spring is coming and that is fantasticābut it means we have to put our awesome coats away :( wear them while you can. nothing is hotter than a coat worn well