The idea of writing a few long (& “quality” that worth reading) articles a week is intimidating for me.

I’ve tried & failed.

In fact, I procrastinate! At one point, there were more drafts than published posts on my blog.

That’s also why the idea of “one-sentence journal” by Gretchen Rubin is so original, refreshing and practical.

Updated on Mar 30, 2016: I’ve kept my one-sentence journal (online – on this blog) since end of 2014 until now. Though I might have missed quite a few days in a month, “one-sentence journal” helps me create a good habit of jotting down my thoughts & keeps me going until now as it’s so easy to summarize my day (what I’ve done, learned and achieved) in one sentence. In 2016 in particular, I’ve forced myself not to skip any single day.

Lately, learning from Steve Pavlina, I’m writing down more about ideas & what I’ve learned than about my daily routines (What I do or Where I go) but the purpose doesn’t change. Update: Learning from Stefan James, I now add about what I’ve achieved (“magic moments”) into my journal too.

A few days ago, I re-read what I wrote for the first time. Guess what? It’s fun & I feel good reading what I wrote – though some of them sounds quite funny & silly to me now.

Since then, I decide I’ll print out the journal at the end of each month (I’ve kept these journals private as it contains some private thoughts that I prefer others not to read). What a way to reflect what happened in my life!

Progress equals Happiness – Tony Robbins

What a piece of advice that I’ve learned! What a habit that I’ve built! Thank you Gretchen & the article (I forget which one) that brings me to your article 🙂