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By Justin Pot · February 8, 2023 build-your-own-journal-app primary img It goes like this: I install a journaling app, intending to use it. I learn how the interface works, maybe even write entries for a couple days. Then I forget the app exists entirely. Two months later I notice I installed the app, briefly feel guilty for never actually writing any entries, and then delete it. Rinse, wash, repeat. Until now. I've found a solution that works for me: I built my own journaling system which lives in the application where I do all my writing and note-taking. Here's how you can do the same thing. New to Zapier? It's workflow automation software that lets you focus on what matters. Combine user interfaces, data tables, and logic with 6,000+ apps to build and automate anything you can imagine. Sign up for free. What I wanted in a journal Journaling is, by nature, a very private thing, which is part of why it's so hard for me to find a system that works.
I had a few requirements. My journal needed to: Create new entries automatically. You know how video games have quest logs, which basically amount to a list of things that need doing? I love those. I wanted journaling to feel the same way, which is why it was important for new files to regularly show up—ideally in an app that I already use AOB Directory every day. Include a few section headers. I like starting my journal entry by listing a few things I'm thankful for and a few reasons today is going to be good. This admittedly cheesy practice is inspired by the five minute journal, and it works for me. I wanted my journal to include sub-headings for these categories, so it would be easier to dive into writing first thing in the morning. Work with any application that I want.
I don't want to use a separate application just for journaling—I wanted my entries to show up somewhere I already look regularly. Stores entries in a format I can easily export. I wanted my journal stored somewhere I control, so that I can easily take the data with me should I decide to switch services. I looked for a service that met all of these criteria. Eventually, I realized the company I worked for just happened to provide the ideal tool for building exactly the kind of journal I wanted. Let me back up for a minute. You're reading this article on Zapier dot com, in case you didn't know. Zapier is a company that allows anyone to build automations without any coding knowledge, meaning even a lowly blogger such as myself can build exactly the journaling setup I want inside any application. I ultimately decided my journal would live inside a text document that I store in Dropbox.
I had a few requirements. My journal needed to: Create new entries automatically. You know how video games have quest logs, which basically amount to a list of things that need doing? I love those. I wanted journaling to feel the same way, which is why it was important for new files to regularly show up—ideally in an app that I already use AOB Directory every day. Include a few section headers. I like starting my journal entry by listing a few things I'm thankful for and a few reasons today is going to be good. This admittedly cheesy practice is inspired by the five minute journal, and it works for me. I wanted my journal to include sub-headings for these categories, so it would be easier to dive into writing first thing in the morning. Work with any application that I want.
I don't want to use a separate application just for journaling—I wanted my entries to show up somewhere I already look regularly. Stores entries in a format I can easily export. I wanted my journal stored somewhere I control, so that I can easily take the data with me should I decide to switch services. I looked for a service that met all of these criteria. Eventually, I realized the company I worked for just happened to provide the ideal tool for building exactly the kind of journal I wanted. Let me back up for a minute. You're reading this article on Zapier dot com, in case you didn't know. Zapier is a company that allows anyone to build automations without any coding knowledge, meaning even a lowly blogger such as myself can build exactly the journaling setup I want inside any application. I ultimately decided my journal would live inside a text document that I store in Dropbox.