Notion Template Daily Journal

If you're a writer or entrepreneur, you've probably heard that writing a daily journal will make you better at what you're doing.

But if you're anything like me, you forget about it or get bored.

It all changed for me when I created my Daily Journal Notion template.

Instead of Telling You... Let Me Show You

What Can You Use a Daily Journal For

When I turn on my computer in the morning, one of the few programs that star automatically is Notion.

And my one favorite page in Notion is my Daily Journal.

It's almost as if I couldn't forget to write my journal entry, even if I wanted to.

What should you write?

I have added prompts (which you can change to your liking).

My prompts are:

• Date (not surprising)
• Morning Pages (where I write a little bit about what time I got up, how the weather is and stuff on my mind)
• Weight Today (yes, I step on the scale every morning because I like to keep track of my weight loss
• What Happened Yesterday. Here I write a little about things that I found important and I note my feelings about it
• Working On Today: In this area, I will normally just do a bullet point list of the things I plan to do, business and private
• What's coming up - What holds the future that I can prepare for now, mentally or physically
• Today I'm Grateful For... Here I list the things I woke up feeling grateful about. Coffee makes it to the list almost daily ;)
• Finally, for the end of the day, I have an area for that day's review. Did I get the things done I wanted? Did the day go as I wanted it?

All that helps to be better at describing events and emotions. It can help you in the future find out things that you may not find that significant when they happen, but later they are.

It also feels very satisfying to start the day that way. It's a quiet way to start, instead of reading emails first thing in the morning and maybe get upset about bad news. Once you've written your daily journal entry, you've already accomplished a lot and you have an overview over your day.

Why Is It Good to Keep a Journal?

You've probably heard writers and marketers say that it's good to keep a journal.

And it is. I just never could get into the habit until I made this Notion Daily Journal template.

Keeping a journal will help you:

• Improve your writing and communication skills
• Reduce stress and anxiety
• Keep track of your goals
• Clear your thoughts
• Find inspiration

What's Inside the Template

Inside the template you'll find:

• A quick Do Today area with check boxes
• A button to create today's journal entry or to go back and edit it
• Past journal entries, listed or shown in a calendar