The 38 Most Insightful Journal Prompts You Can Write About

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In no particular order, here are 38 journal and writing prompts I’ve gathered from a few guided journals and books. Some of these prompts are good to ask each day or on days when you’re struggling, and some are more involved than others.

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1. What are you procrastinating? What are you holding off on doing or making a decision on?
2. What nice thing did you do for yourself today?
3. What would a perfect day look like?
4. What made you happy about yourself today?
5. What do you need to give yourself credit for?
6. What kind of weather matches your mood today?
7. What kind of future do you see for yourself?
8. How do you calm down? What are some things you could do to calm down when feeling overwhelmed?
9. Have you ever wanted to stop and go down a different path in your life? Did you? What was it?
10. If you could sit yourself down, what would you tell yourself?
11. What do you need to let go of?
12. Write about three realistic goals you would like to achieve in your lifetime.
13. What area of your life do you tend to enjoy…