Guided Journals
Guided journals ask you questions one at a time. Useful when you want to reflect but don't know where to start - the prompts do the thinking about what to think about.
How Guided Journals Work
Guided entries are built from question sets - curated lists of reflection prompts grouped by theme. A "Focus & Action" question set might ask about your energy levels, what you're avoiding, and what your next step is. A "Gratitude" set would prompt you to list things you're grateful for.
The flow is wizard-style:
- Pick a question set from the guided journal gallery.
- Answer the first question in a text field.
- Tap next to move to the next question.
- Continue until the set is done.
- Save the entry.
You can skip questions if one doesn't resonate. You can also back up and edit earlier answers before saving.
Question Rotation
Some question sets - especially reflection-focused ones tied to premade goals - include rotation. Each time you open the same question set, you get a slightly different selection of questions from a larger pool. This prevents your reflections from feeling repetitive.
Which questions rotate and which stay fixed depends on the question set. You'll notice naturally over time if a set is rotating.
When to Choose Guided Over Free-Write
Guided is the right choice when:
- You want to reflect but don't know what to write about.
- You're doing a scheduled reflection (weekly or monthly) and want consistent structure.
- You're short on time and don't want to invent prompts yourself.
- You're working on a specific premade goal that comes with its own guided set.
Free-write is better when:
- You already know what you want to say.
- You want to explore something that doesn't fit a prompt.
- You want to capture something in the moment without structure.
Neither is "better" - they're different tools for different moments.
Question Set Types
Guided question sets fall into a few categories:
- Daily check-ins - quick morning or evening reflection prompts.
- Weekly reviews - structured look-backs at the week's wins and lessons.
- Monthly audits - bigger-picture reflection on the month.
- Goal-linked sets - prompts specific to a premade goal's theme.
- General reflection - open-ended prompts about values, habits, relationships.
Some sets are goal-exclusive - they only appear when you're writing a reflection for a specific premade goal. Most are available any time.
Psychology Behind Structured Prompts
Why guided helps
Blank-page syndrome is real. Facing an empty free-write box with no prompt often means closing the app and telling yourself "I'll journal later." A structured question that says "What's one thing you avoided today?" is concrete enough to answer in a single breath. The guided format lowers the activation cost of reflection. Once you're writing, the momentum carries you - often into territory you wouldn't have found with an open prompt.
Rewards
Guided entries earn the same rewards as free-write entries - silver, XP (scaled by total content length across all answers), arena tickets (if it's the first entry of the day), and potential AI analysis for daily entries.
The entry is counted once per save, regardless of how many questions it contained. Answering a seven-question set isn't more rewarding than writing a free-write of equivalent length.