30 Fun Daily Journal Prompts For Adults + Free PDF Printable
If you want to start a journaling habit, then look no further than this list of 30 daily journal prompts for adults, free printable included!
Using journal prompts is an easy way to start writing every day, even if you’re a total beginner to writing.
Journaling is wonderful for mental health, self-growth, relaxation, and self-care. It’s one of the best ways to check in with yourself every single day and gain clarity about your life. It’s also a simple way to unwind and regain a sense of inner peace after a hectic day.
If you want to start a daily journaling habit, these 30 daily journal prompts are perfect to get started. They’re perfect for adults, college students, and anyone who wants to explore the joys of journaling.
These journaling prompts will last about a month if you write one question per day, which is perfect for beginner writers. There is plenty to write about, and the topics are interesting, but you won’t feel overwhelmed.
Of course, you can write as many journal questions as you like per day. Take as much time or as little as you’d like for each topic. And have fun!
To get started, read through the list of daily journal prompts for adults. Then, download and print the free PDF printable worksheet at the end of the list. No email is required.
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Without further wait, here are some fun journaling questions to help you start journaling daily! After reading through this list, we will cover some ideas for making journaling a daily habit and talk about what else to include in a daily journal.
30 Daily Journal Prompts for Adults
- What are you most excited about this week?
- Who makes you feel happiest in life and why?
- What are you most grateful for in your life?
- Write a short story about the best day you’ve had recently.
- What challenges have you overcome in your life?
- What are you most proud of?
- Write about one of your happiest memories.
- List 10 things you love about yourself.
- What are your blessings in life?
- How can you make the world a better place?
- What do you want to improve in your life?
- List 5 short-term goals and 10 long-term goals.
- When was the last time you laughed uncontrollably and why?
- Where would you like to travel, and what adventures would you like to have?
- What inspires you to work on personal growth?
- Jot down a list of books to read, movies to watch, or topics to learn about.
- What is your dream job and why?
- List some ways you can improve your physical health.
- What excites you about the future, and what do you miss most about the past?
- What negative thoughts or negative emotions are you working on improving?
- What kind of positive change would you most like to make in your life?
- What are some new hobbies you’d like to try?
- Who or what inspires you the most and what gets your creative juices going?
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?
- What are the most valuable life lessons you have learned?
- How would you describe yourself to someone you’ve never met?
- What is your favorite place in the world and why?
- What are your spiritual beliefs like?
- Describe your perfect daily routine and ideal lifestyle.
- What advice would you give your younger self?
Free Daily Journal Prompts PDF Printable
You can download these journal prompts below for free. Then print them out and use them anytime you want, as you wish!
30 Daily journal prompts free PDF printable worksheet
Keep in mind that you can answer these journaling prompts in any way you want. You can write stream-of-consciousness answers, bullet journal lists, and more! No matter how you write your journal prompts, enjoy the process and have fun!
Daily Journal Writing Prompts Are Just The Beginning
If you’re a new writer, these daily prompts are just the beginning of your journey! They will get you started writing in no time.
If you check out the journal prompts section of my website, you’ll find many more journaling prompts. I also have a journal prompts book on Amazon.
But after a while, you’ll likely begin picking up your journal instinctively and writing without any prompts. I think it’s always good to trust your own inner voice and write whatever comes to mind! Soon enough journaling may just become your favorite thing to do in your free time. Your writing confidence will grow, and as a benefit, you’ll naturally become better and better at writing!
Why Keep a Daily Journal?
There are so many benefits of journaling. Journaling is great for relaxation, stress relief, creative expression, mental health, and gaining clarity about life. That’s why a daily journaling practice is such a great form of self-care.
Journal writing is also fun! You can write down your dreams, plan for your future, doodle, make bullet-style lists for productivity, keep a record of your daily life, and so much more. Journaling is a joyful creative outlet that can stretch your imagination.
What to Write in a Daily Journal
For your daily journal, you may want to include the date and time, depending on if you plan to look back over your writing later. You may also want to write down notes about your current mood, plans for the day, or upcoming events.
Your daily journal can be used to track your progress on goals, keep a record of your daily activities, or vent your feelings. Turn your daily journal into a gratitude journal, or use it as a place to write a bucket list of creative ideas. There is not one “best way” to use your daily journal- the choice is yours!
Use your intuition to fill the blank page, and don’t be afraid to write candidly. Your journal is a safe space, and it’s for your eyes only.
You can be as organized or disorganized as you’d like in your daily journal. There are no rules, no right or wrong way to keep a journal.
My journals are messy and tend to look like a mad scientist wrote in them. They include to-do lists, goals, dreams, doodles, and many haphazard creative ideas. I consider my style of journaling to be the opposite of bullet journaling (which is also totally great by the way.)
Related: 12 Weekly To-Do List Printables: Free PDFs to Stay on Task
Other Fun Ideas for a Daily Journal
Daily journal prompts make great writing exercises but also consider adding art to your journal. You could paint, collage, or practice hand-lettering inspirational quotes, for example. Because sometimes words alone can’t express how you feel.
You may also feel inspired to create a:
- Travel journal (recording your daily adventures.)
- Baby, new mom, or family journal.
- Honeymoon journal.
- Fitness journal.
- Business journal.
- Self discovery journal.
- And more on any specific topic you can think of!
I think it’s a fun idea to create separate journals for different events or time periods in your life.
Related: 15 Creative Art Journal Pages for Inspiration
How to Make Journaling a Daily Habit
If your goal is to journal every day, then good for you! Journaling is a wonderful daily habit to develop. To make sure you stick to writing every day, try the following tips:
- Create or choose a special writing place in your home.
- Try journaling outside in nature, in a cafe, or on the bus.
- Write at the same time each day.
- Always have journals on hand and accessible.
- Minimize distractions when writing.
- Set up some crystals, light a candle, or use other props to help you get in the writing mood.
- Or don’t get in the writing mood- just start writing, even on a bad day.
- Allow yourself to write nonsense and incomplete sentences. Scribble freely.
- Don’t judge what comes up; that’s the most important thing!
Concluding Thoughts
I hope you liked these daily journal prompts!
These journaling questions are the same questions I ask myself. These are things I think of to write about, that I figure others may benefit from thinking about or writing about.
I do think journaling daily is the best thing you can do for mental health and inner peace. It’s a great way to unwind and destress, and it helps you clarify your own thoughts. As a new habit, you really can’t go wrong with daily journaling.
Need a new journal to start writing in? There are so many to choose from, from bullet journals to old-school Mead journals. Here are a few journals you might enjoy writing in:
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