Setting up a personal journal in five minutes

Step 1 — open the workspace

Sign into your workspace with a magic link (see How to access your workspace). Click "Personal Journal" in the left sidebar. If this is your first visit, the empty state shows the template picker.

Step 2 — pick a template

Three templates are available:

• Morning three-line — the recommended starter. Three prompts: one thing I am carrying, one thing I intend to do, one thing I am grateful for. Takes ninety seconds.
• Evening free-form — a blank page with a small date header. For subscribers who prefer to write at night without prompts.
• Weekly review — a Sunday page with three questions. This template opens automatically in the Weekly Review app; you rarely need to select it manually here.

Click "Set as default" on the one that suits you. You can change your mind any time in Settings → Personal Journal → Template.

Step 3 — write the first entry

Fill in the three lines. Or the blank page, if you picked Evening. Do not overthink it. The autosave runs every ten seconds; when you are done, click "Save" in the footer or press Ctrl+S.

Step 4 — add a tag

Small tag pane at the right of the entry. Type a short tag (one word, no spaces) and press Enter. Tags are shared with the other nine apps — the same tag will show up if you use it on a receipt or a habit dotted grid entry.

Step 5 — print the first A5

Click "Print A5" in the footer. The browser's print dialog opens, pre-rendered on a warm cream A5 sheet with no headers or footers. Print it. Fold once. Put it on the fridge or in the paper notebook you kept on the shelf.

What to do tomorrow

Come back at the same time you plan to write for the next week. The sidebar calendar shows today filled and yesterday filled; the days you did not write stay cream. Do not aim for a streak — just come back when you can. There is no streak counter and nothing is scoring you.

Common mistakes

• Writing an essay on day one. Two lines is enough.
• Adding twenty tags. Two is enough.
• Trying to type in a train wifi tunnel. Local drafts save every ten seconds — trust them.
• Looking for the streak counter. There is none. On purpose.

Non-affiliation

HuntingtonMod is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, Huntington National Bank, or Huntington Investment Company. The Personal Journal is EUR 5.90/month, first month included, cancel with one click.