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Sylvia@sylvia@social.lol (2026-08-28 23:13:43)
@binarydigit That’s great! 

We’re on a similar journey (I’m even writing a blog series about it) 

although I’ve always kept journalling on paper 🙂 I feel so much better if I don’t look at screens all the time.
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Sebastian@bstn@social.lol (2026-08-29 22:55:20)
@sylvia @binarydigit I’ve tried keeping a paper journal many times now. I’d really like to write in it regularly, but I still can’t seem to get into the habit. Perhaps you know of an effective way to do this?

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Bee 💾@binarydigit@social.lol (2026-08-29 22:59:34)
@bstn @sylvia same tbh so I'll definitely keep posting about any habit that sticks!

Sylvia@sylvia@social.lol (2026-08-29 23:10:40)
@bstn @binarydigit well, for me the key was not to force anything. I always stick to a page a day. I can easily find one or two things to write about that happened that day :) and if I want to write more, I can. 

It also helps to have moments during the day where you sit  to write something, even if it's one page. 

One of the things I do every day to close out my journal page or pages is to write a list of things I'm grateful for. It's such a wonderful way to journal (and sometimes my gratitude log is the only thing I write for the day)

Jackie Plage@jac@social.lol (2026-08-29 23:16:32)
@bstn @sylvia @binarydigit When I started journalling I just picked a time of day that I'm most likely to feel like doing it.  For me, that's last thing at night, just before bed.  I like that time too because it allows me to offload the days "woes" if I need to.  It's quite mentally cleansing.  :)

Really it's just a simple matter of choosing a rough time, then doing it every day (or as often as you want or are able to).  It doesn't take too long before it's a habit - a few weeks maybe.

Jackie Plage@jac@social.lol (2026-08-29 23:17:53)
@bstn @sylvia @binarydigit Also, if you find yourself struggling to fill a page, well that's what stickers are for!  😂