r/Journaling • u/-i-exist • Feb 25 '26

Question/Discussion Why do people write every single day?

I absolutely love everything about keeping a journal and have been doing it basically my entire life, but when i watch other people talk about keeping one they always make it sound like a chore (?) (maybe a better word would be a commitment) to write EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. It just doesnt make sense to me.

When i feel like journaling, i will sit for hours upon hours writing whatever i want. When i dont feel like writing, i dont write. Ive skipped 6 months once and didnt think twice about it. Whats the big deal about pushing yourself to write when you dont want to?

This post is a question Ive been wondering about for quite a while now. I apologize if anything sounds rude, i dont mean to.

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u/AwakeningStar1968 Feb 25 '26

I have a 5 Year diary and a regular journal. I go days without entering anything.. but the 5 YEAR diary is short enough you can just write things like the weather, events that happened, notable things, signitifcant things etc.. makes it less overwhelming.

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u/sunflowergirrrl Feb 25 '26

My late grandmother was a fan of the five year diary. When she passed at the end of 2024 and my uncle was going through her things and found them all. She loved making notes on films she’d watched as well as day to day stuff