Writing tips3 min read
The first page is the hardest, and it does not have to be good
Nobody starts a journal because their life is simple. Here is how to begin on a day when you have no idea what to say.
Life in Text· Sep 22, 2026
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Habits2 min read
Ten minutes before bed, and why the habit usually fails
Most journaling habits die in week two. The fix is not discipline — it is lowering what counts as a finished entry.
Life in Text· Sep 12, 2026
Memory2 min read
The year you will want back
You will not remember this year. Not the texture of it — the flat you lived in, the walk, what your child said in the car.
Life in Text· Aug 15, 2026
Habits3 min read
Reading yourself back
The strangest part of keeping a journal is not the writing. It is meeting the person who wrote it six months ago.
Life in Text· Jul 30, 2026