Jumpstart Your Journal - Wonder Tools

Why I use Day One, plus new resources for starting a journal

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I've kept journals on and off since I was eight. Mostly in plain notebooks. As a child I scored days on a 1 to 10 scale. Often I wrote in ✏️ pencil, long since faded. After a stretch of daily entries, empty months would follow. For years at a time I lost interest or wrote sporadically.

During the pandemic, I’ve returned to consistent journaling. It’s part of my bedtime routine. I use Day One mainly because it's simple and reliable. I also like these features: 👇