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What's the best tool for writing a daily journal?

Hi, I want to start daily journal. What's the best way to do this?
Jacek Kłosińskiklosinski.net · Edited
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Day One

A simple journal for iPhone, iPad and OSX.

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KateCommunity @ Product Hunt · Written
Day One is awesome about sending great prompts that will help you write, even on days when you've got "journaler's block". Plus, with all of it's options for sharing and privacy as well as syncing between devices, it's an obvious choice.
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Hans van GentWritten
As they describe themselves: Day One is a journaling app for the iPhone, iPad and Mac. Record life as you live it. From once-in-a-lifetime events to everyday moments, Day One’s elegant interface makes journaling your life a simple pleasure. It is an easy to use journaling app that syncs across multiple devices. Recent updates includes ways automate parts of it, although not as fully automated as MementoApp (https://momentoapp.com/) but that only works on your iPhone. If you're looking for a quick and easy way to privately document your life this is the way to go.
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Medium 2.0

A new look, app, and features to move thinking forward

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Benjamin PowellI make, market & invest in things · Written
Its super easy to write with and publish, that is of you want a public journal of course. Otherwise a pen and paper is as cathartic as #%@×
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Hitesh SahniWritten
Medium has distraction free writing. You don't need any technical knowledge and whatever you write looks beautiful on any device.
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Cindy MilletEducator · Written
I use Medium almost everyday. If you want to improve on your writing skills, get feedback about your thoughts and ideas, Medium is the place to be.
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60 Seconds Everyday

The fastest way of daily journaling

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Ryan HooverFounder, Product Hunt · Written
This isn't like the other journals. Every day this service calls your phone, records 60 seconds of your "audible journal", and stores it online. Sitting down to write a journal takes more time and effort.
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Mark B.Product Manager, CJ Affiliate · Written
Simple. Develops the habit and encourages success.
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750 Words

It's about writing, and getting into your brain

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Dan DoyonWritten
This website is based on the concept of Morning Pages popularized in the book The Artist's Way. It was the key turning point for my journaling career. Since 2013, I've logged over 600 entries. Many people have had similar success.
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Evernote

Note taking gets even simpler

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Mike Hall UX Designer · Written
I use Evernote! I use It every day for work and personal projects. A couple years ago I decided to create a "Journal" notebook. I've been filling it up ever since. It's great to search through and easily jump into. Try it.
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Dropbox Paper

Collaboration tool built for teams

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Aamir RazCommunication and PR Professional · Written
It provides a clean interface for writing, which helps me write more.
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Grammarly for Chrome

Clear, effective, mistake-free writing everywhere you type.

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Luca Tamburrino🚀Founder of JobLab & COO at Comincenter💡 · Written
Maybe you are already a member of this amazing tool. It's so popular but very useful when you want a feedback about ur piece :)
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Journey

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DimitriosAn engineer that actually likes to talk. · Written
Cross-platform, minimal, lightweight and with awesome features. Really well done.
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Remember Your Days

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Zaheer BalochMaker of https://www.textin.io · Written
I have recently made Remember Your Days. It sends you an SMS 5 minutes before you sleep with a link to write about your day and setup your next day. You can always view other days. Costs $5 per month. Working on adding more options to add photos etc.
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Google Docs

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Harold CummingtonWritten
Simple, secure, free, customizable, and you know it's not going to shut down in a year.
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Daylio

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SmokieSmokie Does Stuff · Written
Choose an icon to represent your mood, save and done. Or write what you did, or choose some common activities. Includes reminders and trends. However you want to journal, Daylio can help you get into the habit.
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ilys

Free your creative mind to experience pure writing flow

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Paul SturrockSlingshot Venture Development · Written
I have a workflow rather than one tool. I start the day by free writing 750 words of "morning pages" (google Julia Cameron if you want to know more) on ilys. It sounds strange but the inability to see your writing as you type, and not being allowed to backspace means that you are more likely to write honestly and with energy. I really recommend trying it before dismissing such an eccentric approach. You can then edit what you've written on the site itself--which is private. I then copy and past my entries into DayOne which is by far the best journaling app I have found.
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OneNote

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Graham GnallProduct Manager - Bluecore · Written
Love OneNote for its multi-device syncing and *free*. The key to journaling every day is making it achievable and frictionless. I've struggled over the last few years to journal and finally hit my groove by: - Writing for just 5 minutes. By time my timer goes off I'm usually "flow"ing and sometimes run over for the fun of it. - Write about anything. I describe where I am, what I'm feeling about the day, what I did last night, what I ate...anything. - Being comfortable writing wherever I am (phone on subway, mac at office, writing on paper while traveling and photographing) - Using a shortcut (OneNote, Android) to … See more
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Caret

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Saadat QadriSr. Product Analyst @FreshBooks · Written
I use Caret for my daily journal - it's a really lightweight markdown editor, but it something that I love: every time I create a new note, the default name of the markdown file is the current date.
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JournalJerk

Journal or else. Email-based journaling for slackers.

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Colin McDonnellMaker of JournalJerk, Smashing Trumpkins · Written
Colin McDonnell made this product
The perfect journaling tool for people who have trouble sticking with it. I built JournalJerk because I'd never managed to stay motivated and journaling for more than a week 😛 With JournalJerk you get a daily reminder email that you simply reply to with your entry. You also set a weekly goal, which you are...er...financially incentivized to meet. Ok, yeah, you get fined if you fail.
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