General journal junk
general journal junk
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idealog
Stuck for a start for that new journal, or just ideas to fatten it up? Try:
- adulting inventory
- alphabet and word games
- alternate perspectives
- apocalists/bucket lists
- book excerpt of the day
- book - lists and reviews, reading notes
- brainstorming book
- collections - chronicles, photos, notes, plans, wants
- commonplace book
- concept maps
- constrained writing projects
- creative and other challenges
- creative writing
- desert island lists
- doodles
- draw something each day that represents an aspect of your day or how you're feeling
- dream journal
- ephemera
- event planner
- everyday reference book
- favourites of any kind (or even things that aren't)
- finances
- fitness planner
- five word stories
- free-writing
- fun activities to do on a rainy day
- future logs
- goal of the day
- hand-lettering and calligraphy practice
- health/medical notes
- highlight of the day
- hobby notes - reflections, keeping track, etc.
- home projects
- home town tourist notes
- ideas journal
- junk journal
- keep a personal lexicon, because who doesn't make up their own words sometimes
- keep ticket stubs, receipts, small mementos, or other ephemera from your daily travels, and include reflections if you desire
- keep track of your earworms or daily favourites
- language learning
- lessons learned
- life admin tasks
- life assessment
- life hacks
- local history notes and memorabilia
- long-term collections journal
- looking forward to
- magazine clippings
- make lists of various things - books you want to read, places you want to visit, or things that make you happy
- make mini collages using magazine cutouts, stickers, or other ephemera that you collect throughout your day
- master grocery list
- memorabilia life data
- memorable moments
- memory of the day
- micro-stories or poems
- milestones
- music - lyrics, reviews, notation, creation
- networking, work, and professional development
- notes
- one word and/or sentence a day
- paint chip journalling
- pass-the-parcel journalling
- photo of the day
- picture diary
- project planner
- purchases and shopping lists
- purge pile
- question of the day
- quotations / affirmations and your thoughts/reactions to them, quote of the day
- random thoughts
- reflection prompts
- reflections
- samples
- scrapbook
- six-word stories
- someday list - things you want to do or achieve but don't have a deadline for.
- song lyrics or playlists
- song of the day
- soundtrack of the day
- story ideas
- stream of consciousness
- swatch journal
- textures and fabrics
- then and now
- things you'd like to invent or have invented
- things you've borrowed
- throwback memory
- time management and scheduling
- to-do tomorrow
- undo list - bad habits as goals to hopefully break
- unsent letters
- use colours to represent your moods and emotions each day. you can do this randomly, with images, or create a pixel tracker such as bullet journallers use
- use mind maps to explore your thoughts, goals, or plans. this visual approach can help you to organise ideas without lengthy writing
- voice notes
- what I'm looking forward to
- what made you laugh
- when did i last
- wins and lessons
- wish of the day
- wishlists
- word of the day
- words to learn/look up
- write down three things you're grateful for each day
- writing planner/prompts/challenges/notes