Daily Journal Prompts For a Successful and Productive Day
We all know the benefits from journaling on a daily basis. You can have more clarity around your life goals, become more confident and manifest the life of your dreams.
Despite the benefits, some days it just seems harder than others to know what to write in your journal or to keep the habit going.
The easiest way I’ve found to keep myself consistently journaling for years now is to start with a journal prompt. Sometimes I’ll reflect on several journal prompts and other times I’ll be in the flow of writing that I’ll naturally know what to journal next.
For me, I need my daily journal prompts to either set me up for a successful and productive day, or to reflect on the day to see what went well and what could be improved for tomorrow.
The journal prompts I’ve shared below will hopefully help you do the same. Even if you wake up not feeling great or something happened earlier in the day to make you feel down, journaling can help reframe your mind and feel positive again.
If you’re new to journaling, I’ve written this dedicated blog post to what journal prompts are and how to get the best use from them.
I’d also suggest making the small investment into a decent journal like this one, or journal paper you can print. You’ll also need pens that don’t bleed through the paper.
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Daily journaling tips
My top 3 tips for making journaling a part of your daily habits:
- Buy a journal you like and a decent pen to go with it – I’ll be honest, a journal with an aesthetic cover will always make me journal more regularly. Whether it’s a plain neutral colour or it has a lovely pattern, I’m always drawn towards it more.
- Keep your journal where you can see it – I like to keep my journal either on my bedside table or on my desk so when I wake up or go to bed it’ll remind me to journal about my day ahead or what has already happened.
- If one prompt doesn’t work, move on – Not every single journal prompt will trigger a response in you every single day. If one day you’re not feeling one but another is screaming at you, choose that instead. Rarely should journal prompts be answered in a set order.
31 Daily journaling prompts
- How do/did I feel today?
- How do I want to feel today?
- What are my top 1-3 priorities for today?
- If I have time, what other tasks do I want to complete today?
- What are my top 1-3 priorities for this week?
- What is my goal for this month?
- How am I going to work towards my goals today?
- What type foods do I want to eat today?
- How am I going to practice a healthy lifestyle today?
- What movement am I going to include in my day?
- How am I going to incorporate self-care into my day?
- What am I looking forward to today?
- What made today/yesterday great?
- What can I improve upon from yesterday to make today amazing?
- What am I grateful for today?
- Who am I most grateful for today?
- What is the best thing that has happened this week?
- What is something I want to remember from today?
- What is working well in my life right now?
- What is not working well in my life right now?
- What is my song of the day?
- What is my quote of the day?
- What negative emotions am I holding onto today? How can I let them go?
- What am I looking forward to about today?
- What would today look like if it was my perfect day?
- What was the most peaceful moment of my day?
- If I had another hour in the day, how would I spend it?
- What do I want to accomplish today?
- Have I felt the way I wanted to today? If not, why?
- What is something I need from today?
- What do I feel like doing today?
I hope these 31 daily journal prompts have helped you plan your best day yet or positively reflect on the day you’ve just lived!
Other Journal Prompt Posts:
- Journal Prompts: What They Are and How to Use Them
- Journal Prompts for Productivity: Live Your Most Productive Life
- Journal Prompts for Self-Love
- Journal Prompts for Self-Discovery
