Small habits, written down.
Practical articles on journaling, planning and learning. The research described plainly, one small step you can try today, and no promises we can't keep.
Awaken Journal is available on Android: a private, all-in-one digital diary
Awaken Journal is available on Android. Download it from Google Play. It is a private digital diary with your journal, to-do list, notes and money in one app.
Eat the Frog: what it means, how to pick yours, when it fails
What "eat the frog" means, where the saying really comes from (not Mark Twain), how to pick your frog in four questions, what research says about doing hard tasks first, and when the method fails.
How to prioritise tasks when everything feels urgent
When everything feels urgent, ask two questions of each task, choose a few to do first, and give the rest a place. A five-step method, the urgent/important grid, and why urgency pulls so hard.
What to write in a journal when you have nothing to say (and why the boring days count)
Nothing to write in your journal today? Seven easy ways in, 20 prompts for empty days, and why one line about an ordinary day is worth keeping.
Journaling for overthinking: what the research says helps, and the one kind that doesn't
How to journal when your mind won't stop: a 10-minute method built on research about worry, plans and sleep, plus prompts and the one habit to avoid.
Journal prompts: 100 to start with, sorted by what you need today
100 journal prompts sorted by what you need today: five-minute starters, a full head, worry, a hard day, gratitude, decisions, people and the week ahead.
How to start a journal (and keep it going past week two)
A practical way to start journaling: how small to begin, when to write, where to keep it, what to do on blank days, and why missing a day doesn't end the habit.