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Every once in a while, I have a moment of clarity about who I am and what I want for my life. It’s important to have a balance between being in the moment and living your life and taking a step back to make sure you’re living with intention, ya know?
These journal prompts for self-discovery are your chance to get some perspective. They might cause you to make some shifts in your life, big or small.
After you spend time journaling, look back through what you wrote. Even if you can’t transform your life tomorrow to perfectly match your daydreams, there’s likely a small piece that you could apply.
Similarly, you can’t change things that have happened in the past, but there are lessons to learn that you can apply to your future.
It all starts with awareness—hence the journal prompts for self-discovery.
How to Use These Journal Prompts
Choose one journal prompt and set a 5-minute timer. Grab your journal (this is my fav journal) or open a blank Google Doc (no shame in typing your journal!).
Each of these journal prompts is the beginning of a sentence. Write the prompt at the top of your page and then write continuously until your timer goes off. It’s ok if your writing goes off-topic. Just write wherever the prompt takes you.
If you run out of things to say, rewrite your journal prompt and start again. Often the good stuff comes up after you get all of the initial, obvious stuff written down.
25 Journal Prompts for Self-Discovery
- As a kid, my favorite activities were…
- In a perfect week, I would…
- If I could have a day all to myself, I would…
- My body feels best when…
- I feel confident when I’m wearing…
- The book characters I feel a kinship with are… because…
- The time of day I feel the most energized is…
- I daydream about what my life would be like if…
- I lose track of time when I’m…
- I admire people who…
- My life feels most out of control when…
- Breaking the rules makes me feel…
- Competition makes me feel…
- When I have a deadline, I…
- I’m constantly looking for…
- Early in the morning, I feel…
- Late at night, I feel…
- Getting rid of things I no longer use feels… because…
- If I had a spare room in my house, I would use it for…
- When I’m the center of attention…
- I spend too much time…
- My life feels on hold until…
- When my mind wanders, I think about…
- Birthdays make me feel…
- I’m often drawn to…
Leave a comment to let me know what you think of these journal prompts for self-discovery!
Btw, you might enjoy reading about the time I wrote “Morning Pages” every day for a month.
