365-Day Journal Your Story Project: Day 11: Quick Journaling

WHAT IS QUICK JOURNALING?

Quick Journaling is summary journaling. It is getting rid of all the fluff and giving a summary. This is what you might think of as a diary.

TYPES OF QUICK JOURNALING

What types of Quick Journaling are there?

~ 1-Sentence QJ (Quick Journaling)

List 1 sentence to summarize your day.

~ 1-Paragraph QJ

List 1 paragraph to summarize your day. 

~ Calender QJ

Day 8, I mentioned Calendar or Planner Journaling. It is a Quick Journaling Technique.

Quick Journaling is something that can be done in ten minutes or less each day. That being said, what are the advantages and disadvantages for doing Quick Journaling of any kind? 

ADVANTAGES OF QUICK JOURNALING

~ It is quick for when you are limited by time, but want to get something down on the page at least. 

~ It is easy.

~ It is convenient.

~ At least you get something on the page. 

~ This can be the stepping stone for a deeper journaling session. Hence, Quick Journaling would not be your only form of journaling. 

~ If you are new to journaling, this is a good starting point.

~ Inexpensive.

~ Does not take up too much storage space.

~ It is a good starting point even if you have journaled for decades.

~ It is a nice summary. 

Before I list the disadvantages, know this. Quick Journaling is the starting point I use for all of my journaling. It is what I do every day 24/7/365. Therefore, while the disadvantages sound like I am saying never to do it, that is not what I am saying at all. Do Quick Journaling EVERY day--without fail. Then, add to it when you are able.

DISADVANTAGES OF QUICK JOURNALING

~ It is limiting.

~ It is superficial and shallow--if you want something more. (But, as a starting point for all journaling, Quick Journaling is required.) It is not very deep. 

~ It is easy to get bored. 

~ It is not very attractive.

~ It is not very creative.

~ This is more like a diary and can me very impersonal. It's just the facts ma'am in many ways.

Stacy Duplease

Prayer Warrior, Fantasy Author, and Journalkeeper
of Remembering Your Present, LLCdba USAGC 2026 * Kingdom of Lethana

Email: usagc2026@gmail.com or lethanastories@gmail.com