Diary writing tips for beginners

Tips for beginners in diary writing

Journaling is a personal practice; That is, there is no way that is wrong in its practice, although you may feel that you are doing it wrong at first. Experience is the best way to make you know how to write your diary in the way that suits you; So experiment with different topics, and see which one works best for you, and here are 8 quick tips to get you started. 

1. Choose the time that suits you

Most people think that a diary should be written at a specific time, but in fact, you can do it any time you want; You can write it daily, weekly, or once a month.

It goes without saying that the rate at which you practice journaling affects when the benefits begin to emerge, but you must also bear in mind that this practice should be primarily enjoyable, and appropriate for you and your lifestyle.

2. Try several different techniques

Writing a diary is a very common practice; Therefore, people have invented several techniques, and these are some of them:

• Free writing.
• Organized writing that includes tasks, calendar, and notes.
• Morning diary, which is based on enumerating things you are grateful for, or things you intend to achieve.
• Lists style.
• Self meditation .
• future goals .
• Gratitude Diaries.
• dream diaries; It includes dreams that you see during sleep, and perceptions during wakefulness, and they are of great benefit in the field of mental health .
• Diary that takes the form of a letter.

3. Go hard or go slow.

There are many topics you can write about, and a lot of techniques you can use; So you may be wondering how to get an effective start? The answer is that you can start strong or you can start softly.

When you go strong, you can write about a variety of topics such as a self-reflection diary, as well as a diary of future goals, a little gratitude journaling , and a few others.

This launch will take you time in the beginning, but soon you will know what topics inspire you, and you will do without the rest; You can also start with a little writing; And that is by trying the topics one by one to discover each one, and with the passage of time you will have tested all the topics, and you will understand what is best for you, both methods have their benefits and you can choose.

4. Try Free Writing:

Free writing can be a bit confusing, as you may not know what to write about, and where to start; So I start with this thought: “I don't know how to start freewriting and I'm thinking I'm wondering where to start; it's really funny, and it makes me wonder where my thinking will lead me.” Now, let your thoughts run, and you'll be surprised how they flow onto the paper.

5. Try the writing prompts:

Writing guides are a great way to guide your thinking, and here are some of the topics covered in this genre:

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• List three wonderful things that happened today.
• What goal do you want to achieve today?
• What do you feel grateful to have in your life?

Writing prompts is a great activity to set yourself up for happiness and success ; The reason is that you stay focused on the things that matter to you, and as we said, what you think a lot about turns into beliefs, and beliefs create reality.

6. Don't Worry About Messy Writing

Remember that you are writing for yourself; So, no one cares if your writing is messy, then the moment you drop your feelings and thoughts on the notebook is the most important; You may write and then rarely read back, of course you can, but don't let your self-judgment stop you from starting this practice.

7. Stick to a specific time for writing

It is essential when trying something new that you try it for a sufficient period of time to know if it helps or not. Meaning you should try hard.

The good thing about the thirty-day period we talked about, is that when you practice  diary-writing daily for thirty days; First, you don't feel overwhelmed, and at the same time, this time is enough to know if you are benefiting from what you are doing or not.

8. Make journaling fun

stick to whatever makes your diary fun; It can be fun to write down small daily goals and then cross out what you've achieved and watch your progress; So try several things, and keep the diary fun.

Start journaling with a challenge:

Now you have the information you need to start writing your diary; So start by choosing a topic to write about, write daily for 30 days, and if you still don't know where to start, you can start with these questions:

• What are the things that make you feel grateful?
• What are the three goals you want to achieve today?
• What can give you energy during this day?

And in the evening ask yourself

• List three good things that happened to you today.
• What happened to you today that you could have handled better?
• What is the greatest problem you would like to solve and why?

These questions are easy and short, have helped many people focus on the future they want to reach, and hopefully help you to start writing your journal.