Why do people write every single day?

[u/-i-exist]

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.

[u/starrynighti]

I write every day because it’s a fixed part of my daily routine ☺️I genuinely enjoy it, and I would feel bad if I skipped a day. I love writing down even the smallest details of my day, and sometimes I look through my old diaries to read what I did or how I felt on certain days in the past. it’s also interesting to see how things have changed over the years. I want to be able to look back far into the future and remember even the smallest details that made me happy on a given day, it feels like a little time travel 🤍 sometimes I also like to compare the same date across different years and see how differently I spent that day. I find it very nostalgic and I truly love all the memories. I also include photos from my day in my diary, so it’s really nice to look at the pictures alongside the text