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Notes on journaling: what the research actually found, how a habit survives real life, and how to keep a journal private. Written to be useful whether or not you ever install the app.

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How to choose a journaling app

Six questions that separate the families, and which kind of journaler fits which.

How private is a journaling app, really?

Five checks you can run on any journaling app in ten minutes.

Journaling apps that turn your words into art

The illustrated-journal family, and what separates a keepsake from a generator.

What journaling actually does

The expressive-writing and gratitude research, limits included.

How to keep a journaling habit without the guilt

What the habit research says about missed days, and how to plan for them.