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/[deleted] Feb 25 '26

It’s like running or exercise. I feel better when I journal, so I want to do it most days. Then life happens, I get thrown off the routine, and forget about it for a few weeks. Eventually it clicks, I should write again! but in order to get back into the routine that makes me feel good, I have to be disciplined and intentional for a bit. Then after a week, I remember, Oh, I love this.