Journaling
Journaling in Scope is a reflection and planning tool woven throughout the app. You can write free-form entries, follow guided question prompts, plan your days and weeks, and reflect on your progress.
Journal entries earn XP, and daily free-write entries can be analyzed by AI to grant real-life stat points.
Where You'll Find Journaling
The journal system appears in three main places:
- The Lifeline — plan and reflection slots on every period card
- Goals — guided journals tied to goal milestones
- The Adventure Journal — a dedicated page to browse and create all your entries
Entry Types
Every journal entry has a purpose that determines its role:
| Purpose | Name | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| Normal Write | Free Write | Anytime — write whatever's on your mind |
| Plan | Daily Plan | At the start of a time period — set intentions and outline what you want to accomplish |
| Retrospection | Reflection | At the end of a time period — review what happened, what you learned, and how to improve |
Each time period (day, week, month, year) can have one plan and one reflection. Free-write entries have no limit.
Creating a Journal Entry
You can create entries from three places:
From the Lifeline
Each period card in the Lifeline has two dedicated journal slots:
- Plan slot — always available. Tap "Create" to write a planning entry for that period
- Reflection slot — available near the end of the period (see Reflection Availability). Shows "Available from [date]" until unlocked
Tapping "Create" on either slot opens the Journal Type Selector.
From the Adventure Journal
The Adventure Journal page has an add button that opens the same Journal Type Selector, letting you create any type of entry for any period.
From a Goal
Goals with linked guided journals show journal prompts directly on the goal's detail page. Tapping a prompt opens the guided journal entry page pre-configured for that goal and question set.
Journal Type Selector
When creating a new entry, the Journal Type Selector guides your choices:
- Time Period Selection — choose Day, Week, Month, or Year (unless locked to a specific period from the Lifeline)
- Date/Period Picker — select which specific day/week/month/year this entry is for
- Writing Mode:
- Free Write — opens a blank entry page where you write freely
- Guided Path — shows available guided question sets filtered by the selected period type and purpose
INFO
When opened from a Lifeline plan or reflection slot, the time period and purpose are pre-selected — you just choose between free write and guided.
XP Rewards
| Action | XP Earned |
|---|---|
| Create any journal entry | 20 base + 1 per 100 characters (max 30 bonus) = 20–50 XP |
| Delete a journal entry | XP is revoked (subtracted) |
| AI stat analysis | No additional XP (stats are the reward) |
The XP formula:
- Base: 20 XP (earned for any entry, even short ones)
- Length bonus: 1 XP per 100 characters of content, capped at 30 bonus XP
- Maximum: 50 XP (for entries of 3,000+ characters)
Editing and Deleting Entries
- Editing: You can edit a journal entry's headline and content after creation. For guided entries, you can edit individual question answers. Editing does not change XP rewards
- Deleting: Soft-deletes the entry, revokes XP that was earned when the entry was created (the same amount is subtracted), and shows an Undo snackbar — tapping undo restores the entry and re-grants the XP
Where to Go Next
| If you want to... | Go to... |
|---|---|
| Write free-form entries | Free Write |
| Follow structured question prompts | Guided Journals |
| Plan your day or reflect on your week | Plans & Reflections |
| Get AI-powered stat boosts from your writing | AI Stat Analysis |
| Browse and search all your entries | Adventure Journal |