[cranium]

I journal daily, morning and end-of-(work)day. It's interwoven with my daily planning so it looks more like a TODO list with personal comments than a plain journal.

For the benefits: - Writing: I'm faster and clearer than before, and I continue to progress. - Memory: When I feel unproductive at the end of the week, I look back at my entries. Most of the times, I have to recognize that I did more than I remembered at the moment. - Structure: In the morning, it signals "work starts now". At 4:30 PM, it means "put an end to the current tasks, and setup tomorrow for success". - Personal: It helps to process emotions and internal grumblings.

It took me a while to stop caring about journaling and actually start using my journal for /anything/. At first, I felt obligated to make an entry each day, fill all the fields, tick all the boxes, and be happy with the result. You don't have to. It's your journal, you can do whatever so make it work for you.