Just find one you like and that will stick out to you. One that you’d be proud to pick up decades after you filled it and skim through it.y journal was given to me by my fiancé. It’s nothing too fancy. Just a leather journal that I’ve had for years. I’ve journaled on and off, that’s why it’s lasted me so long. So it doesn’t really matter what type of journal you get, committing to writing in it is what’s important.
I use "Black and Red" notebooks. They are hardbound, so writing on your lap is easy, paper is very smooth, archival quality, and they don’t cost a fortune. I go through a lot of them, and have tried all kinds of journals. They look nice lined up on a bookshelf too. Amazon carries them in different sizes.
I spent a lot of time online and in store picking up the best journal possible, one that would inspire. I settled on a designworksink.com journal.
Whatever feels more comfortable to you. I keep one beautiful looking leather journal with thickness pages and also have a couple of a4 folders. These are handy for adding pages, pictures and photos. If you can, but a few and see what feels right for you.
I suggest a notebook that isn’t too large that you don’t feel comfortable carrying it with you day to day— one that has line spacing that you prefer, maybe you like writing on lined paper and maybe you’d prefer no lines which is nice if you also enjoy sketching. Think about your style of journaling when considering a journal. Chose on you like so you are more inclined to use it! Best of luck!
i think moleskins are quite good, they come in different sizes fir for almost everyone, i personally like the thin ones cause you can get them in packs.
I debated this issue a few weeks ago, and decided that the best for me was to keep a digital journal and type. This makes it so much easier for me, since I can type fast, correct mistakes, and visualize my entries on beautiful fonts. I have found myself longing to keep writing now, something I felt only briefly when trying to keep a paper journal.
Anything that is pocket sized so you can easily carry it with you in your purse anywhere you go, write thoughts easily as you go and use acid-free paper to preserve your written memories as acid-free paper are great for preserving documents for longer periods of time.
I use the high performance planner to plan my day out on paper. For a proper journal I use Evernote or one note. I like to keep my journal electronic because I write out tons of thoughts about everything and I want it to be searchable in the future.
It’s really up to your preferences. The best way is to experiment and find the best one for yourself 🙂 I really like those super insta-worthy ones but those just do not work for me because I have poor artistic sense. I like to use dotted paper for journalling. It offers alot of flexibility and structure but is not as restrictive as single lined papers. I customize my journals from Bynd Artisan. I enjoy getting good quality papers which my pen can glide on smoothly so I feel motivated to journal. Template wise, I take inspiration from the BestSelfCo journals (you can google "BestSelfCo"). Most importantly, don’t worry about the aesthetics. Go for what allows you to express yourself sincerely and play around with different paper journals! Sorry not sure if this answers your question.. Hope it helps~
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