Reflection guide

Write a Private Journal Entry

Write one moment, save it privately, and find it again.

2 min · Checked 2026-10-17

Entries start private. Sharing or creating an action is a separate choice.

Record one moment in your own words. You do not need to write every day or add a task.

Write your first private event

1. Open Reflect → Add event and choose Write a note from Common.
2. Write what happened. For example: “I took a ten-minute walk and felt calmer afterwards.”
3. Check the date, life area and Life Ring. Add the time you actually spent if you want the event to contribute minutes to your rings; an estimate is fine.
4. Check Visibility is Private, then choose Save event.
5. Return to that day and open the entry to check what saved.

Saving does not share the entry or create a task. A life area describes the part of life; its Life Ring describes the kind of activity. Health, for example, can include action, learning, reflection or connection.

If you do not know what to write

Try one question: What happened? What mattered? What do I need next? A few words are enough; “nothing to do right now” is a valid ending.

For a guided form, choose a journal template. If typing is difficult, choose another way to log.

If this did not work

• A field is highlighted: complete or correct it, then save again.
• The event saved but follow-ups failed: open the saved event. Do not create it again; the warning does not mean follow-ups were retried.
• The save failed: keep the form open and read the error. Your note remains there for retry; it is not necessarily a synced draft.
• The result is uncertain: check the day's journal before starting again. Retrying the same save recovers the saved event; changing the draft asks for a new save. Retry cannot restore an event you deleted.

Return to a Saved Entry

Use All Time Journal to search, open Saved drafts, or find Revisit entries. Revisit is a private list without a due date. Edit the saved entry and save your changes.

Next steps

Start with a complete example, or reflect on an experience.