So, you downloaded the journal. You printed it out. Day 1 was exciting. Day 2 felt productive. Day 3 was okay.
But on Day 4, suddenly, you’d rather do literally anything else.
The Inside Dragons are clever. When you start poking them with a pen and a guided prompt, they don’t just sit there and take it. They fight back. They use a very specific weapon to keep you from changing: Resistance.
Your inside dragons will tell you that this is stupid or boring. They might tell you to just postpone everything for another day. On that day, you’ll do more questions. This is a trap!
If you feel resistance, it means you’ve finally hit a nerve. You’ve found a dragon’s nest.
If journaling was always easy and “flowery,” you wouldn’t be doing the real work; you’d just be doodling. The moment you want to quit is the exact moment the inside dragons are losing its grip. This is where the “Knowing-Doing” gap is bridged.
How to handle this?
- Lower the Bar: If you can’t write a page, write a sentence. Just don’t break the habit.
- Call Out the Dragon: Write at the top of the page: “I really don’t want to do this today because…” and see what comes out.
- Remember the goal: You can spend your time scrolling, or you can spend 5 minutes fighting for your future self. Which one actually sticks?
Don’t be the bitch of your resistance. Are you stuck on a specific question in your 365Q Journey? If so, head over to the comments. Let’s talk about it. The only way out is through.
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It’s wild reading this because I bought a journal at the beginning of the month, and today is my day 4.
I’m glad the universe brought this my way specifically today. I’ll take your post to heart. Thank you!
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The universe knows best! Thank you!
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I do the Bullet Journal and, after listing ‘tasks’ and ‘events’, I manage a few sentences of reflection every day. I limit myself – strictly – to one page per day. This helps hugely with self-organisation and also makes me prioritise the important stuff in my reflections.
You mention Day 4. I have been doing Bullet Journal for about 5 years. My style and ways of working have changed a lot over that time. It took me some time to discover what I wanted from it.
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Amazing! What determined you to take this path?
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My daughter, who took up Bullet Journalling before me. Both of us are naturally very disorganised and the BJ helps structure our lives, remember to do the essential things and organise ourselves so we can do ‘intentional’ things, like writing.
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I don’t journal as often these days, but I still have a basket in the corner of my living room filled with creative journals full of reflective thoughts! For now journaling has run its course.
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It did its job when it had to. Maybe it will again some day in the future. Do whatever is good for you!
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Thank you!
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