Use Journaling Templates and Prompts

If you want to get better at journaling and improve your skills with this type of activity, 
one way to do that is with templates and prompts. Writing prompts are great because 
they give you a topic to write about, avoiding the frustration at staring at a blank page. 
With templates, you can create them yourself or print ones already done, which provide 
more ways to fill in a journal without thinking too much about it.


Start with Simple Writing Prompts

Writing prompts offer statements or questions that give you a topic to write about. There 
are many types of writing prompts, from subjects like childhood and health, to general 
writing topics everyone can use. 

The benefit of these is that you don’t have to wonder what to write about. Some people 
struggle with journaling more often because they aren’t sure what to journal about. If 
this sounds like you, then writing prompts are a great way for you to get started. 


Use Printable Journaling Templates

For journaling templates, they typically are one page in size, and offer a few different 
sections that you can fill out. Some are daily journaling templates where you fill out 
information about each day, like the weather, what you ate, how much water you drank, 
if you took your vitamins, your mood, how your day was, and other information. You can 
find printable templates that you are able to use and fill out during your daily journal 
writing, or you can make your own based on templates you find.


Create Your Own Templates

If you want to create your own, it is very easy to do. Start by figuring out what you want 
to include in each journal entry. You might be tracking your moods, or specific 
conditions like anxiety or depression. Maybe you are working on your health so you 
track your food and exercise, or you just want different sections and prompts for each 
day.

Once you figure out the information to go on each template, you can then draw and 
write them out by hand in your journal. Some might be used day after day, but others 
can change, such as if you want to use journaling prompts. Leave some boxes blank in 
case some days you want to add a little something different, just as your daily 
affirmation or a little tidbit about your day that might be different from other days.


