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Question 1 of 7
When do you most feel like writing something down?
Question 2 of 7
Pick the page that looks most like yours.
Question 3 of 7
How much do you like to write in one go?
Question 4 of 7
Pick a friend to keep your journal company.
Question 5 of 7
Someone gives you a new notebook. What do you do first?
Question 6 of 7
What would you most like journaling to give you?
Question 7 of 7
Pick a spot to write.
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The Two-Minute Noticer
A quick check-in at the end of the day is your sweet spot.
You don't need pages. A quick check-in at the end of the day, a mood and a line or two, is where you shine. Keep it short on purpose and it stays easy, even on your busiest nights.
Try this: Tonight, before bed, write one mood word and one thing that shaped your day. Then stop.
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Softly Noted is made for this: tap one of 15 moods, add a feeling word or a short note if you like, and you are done. Checking in is free.
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The Prompt Wanderer
Give you a good question and the words start to flow.
A blank page can feel like a lot, but give you a good question and you're off. A prompt gives your writing somewhere to start, and you often end up somewhere you didn't expect.
Try this: Pick one prompt tonight and write for five minutes, even if you only answer half of it.
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Softly Noted has 180 writing prompts, all free, plus 9 free guided journals for when you want a little more structure.
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The Pattern Spotter
You love a colour key and a page that fills up over time.
You love a colour key and a page that slowly fills up. For you, the best part is looking back: spotting which days felt lighter, and what tended to come before them. Keep your system simple so it lasts all year.
Try this: Choose five colours for five moods, then colour in one square each evening for a week.
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Softly Noted colours in your year for you with Year in Pixels, one square a day from the moods you tap. The current year is free.
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The Good-Thing Gatherer
You collect the small good bits of every day.
You notice the small good bits: a kind message, a warm cup, a bus that came right on time. Writing them down means you get to enjoy them twice. Keep them specific and a little different each day so it never turns into a chore.
Try this: Each evening this week, write down three small good things. Make each one something that only happened today.
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In Softly Noted you can add a short note to each check-in and read back through your good days whenever you like. Checking in and rereading are free.
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The Few-Words Journaler
Less writing, more noticing. One word can be enough.
Long entries aren't your thing, and that's completely fine. For you, journaling works best as noticing rather than writing: a mood, a single word, a quick tap. Small is still honest, and it still adds up.
Try this: For one week, write just one word a day about how it felt. That is the whole task.
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Softly Noted is done in two taps: pick one of 15 moods, add one of 50 feeling words if you want, and close the app.
Get Softly NotedAll five journaling styles
The Two-Minute Noticer
A quick check-in at the end of the day is your sweet spot. See the full result
The Prompt Wanderer
Give you a good question and the words start to flow. See the full result
The Pattern Spotter
You love a colour key and a page that fills up over time. See the full result
The Good-Thing Gatherer
You collect the small good bits of every day. See the full result
The Few-Words Journaler
Less writing, more noticing. One word can be enough. See the full result