journaling
journaling — noun
1. the regular practice of writing down what happened during your day, often with n
the regular practice of writing down what happened during your day, often with notes about how you felt or what you want to do next.
Nora says journaling before bed helps her sleep better at night.
subject + journaling + helps + clause
After her cancer diagnosis, Élise turned to journaling as a way to process her fears.
turn to journaling as a way to + verb
The therapist suggested daily journaling to help Kwame deal with his anxiety.
Christopher's history teacher asked the class to try journaling about each lesson for a week.
Pim bought a small leather notebook because she wanted to try journaling.
- diary writing
everyday phrase; more about events than reflection
- journal keeping
near-equivalent; slightly more formal
- self-reflection writing
emphasises the thinking-about-yourself part rather than the daily record
文法句型
journaling helps + verb
do journaling
start journaling
用法筆記
Often used as the subject or object of verbs like 'help', 'start', 'try', or 'practise'. Frequently paired with 'daily' or 'regular' to describe how often the writing happens.
常見錯誤
journaling — verb
1. writing in your own private notebook about what you did, thought, or felt, espec
writing in your own private notebook about what you did, thought, or felt, especially as a regular habit you keep up over time.
Hari has been journaling every morning since the start of the year.
perfect continuous: has been journaling + time phrase
Ilan was journaling at the kitchen table when the power suddenly went out.
past continuous: was journaling + setting
Eliska sat by the window, journaling about her first week at the new school.
Andrés started journaling after his counsellor said it might lift his mood.
Michael spent twenty quiet minutes journaling about his hike before turning off the lamp.
- writing in a diary
the everyday phrase most learners would actually say
- keeping a journal
near-equivalent; uses the noun rather than the verb
文法句型
be journaling
start journaling
journaling about + noun
用法筆記
Almost always appears in continuous tenses (be journaling, have been journaling) or after verbs like 'start' / 'try' / 'keep' — the bare present-tense 'I journal' is less common in speech.