Write as if it were going to be published. Personally, for me, keeping a journal is an achievement in many ways, and that's why I want to help you develop the habit of journaling. We've teamed up with licensed therapist Lara Waycot to create a free 10-day gratitude journal that you can download here. Sometimes, I print my journal entries on paper and keep them in my physical journal so I can write more about them. Journaling is an intensely intimate and personal process, and everyone has their own way of keeping a journal and expressing their emotions.
Ask yourself some honest questions, for example, if you need different notebooks for different purposes or if you prefer to use a digital journal app or a physical journal on paper.