Journaling is Not About Perfection

The reason why journaling is so versatile and can benefit everyone is because it isn’t 
about perfection or doing it right. It is about the journey and what you choose to get out 
of it that is going to make it worth it for you. 
 

Your Journal is for Your Eyes Only

Remember there is no reason to be perfect in your journal since you are the only one 
who will ever read it. Even if you don’t want anyone to read your journal, you might have 
this fear in the back of your mind that someone might stumble upon it, which can cause 
you to be careful what you write about. However, if you make sure it is private and kept 
in a secret place where nobody in your home can find it, you suddenly don’t care about 
perfection or even when you choose to write about.


Mistakes Reveal a Lot About You

What you might consider mistakes in your journal, can actually say a lot about you as a 
person and where you are in your life right now. This includes something as subtle as 
how many times you cross out a word and replace it with another, if you have a lot of 
spelling errors (or if you even care), and what you write with. The answer is in the 
details, but the best thing you can do is just accept this and move on.


Reflect on Different Phases of Your Life – The Good and the Bad

You also don’t have to be positive and upbeat all the time, but you also don’t have to 
use journaling only for venting. Journaling isn’t just about what you get out of it right now 
in the moment you are writing, but later on when you reflect on where you were and 
read older journal entries. It can take you right back to those moments. When you don’t 
focus on perfection and instead just write in the moment, it helps a lot with being able to 
reflect and find clarity.


Stop Following Arbitrary Rules

Stop with the rules! This is so frustrating because when people think there are 
guidelines to journaling, they don’t get a lot out of it and usually give up. There is no 
right or wrong way to journal. It is putting your thoughts or ideas onto paper, and that’s 
all there is to it.





