keeping a “diary”

I have an aversion to “journaling” apparently. I’ve always thought of it as a more serious ordeal than it needs to be (thank you bullet journal craze of the late 2010s)

at the start of this year I started a “diary” instead. I write in it every day, even if it’s just a sentence or two, but the “dear diary” really lowered the stakes for me. So I guess if journaling doesn’t work for you, try a diary.