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One Question a Day Journal PDF

Get a dated journal PDF with one prompt and space to write for every day of the year. Pick the topics you want, choose 1, 3 or 5 years, and tap through the index, months and days in GoodNotes. Free, no email.

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Sample prompts

There are 75 prompts per topic, 375 in total. Here are the first few from each topic.

Me

  1. Name three things that live in your bag right now.
  2. Which piece of clothing do you reach for most?
  3. What do you remember most clearly about your childhood home?
  4. What phrase do you catch yourself saying a lot lately?
  5. Which four apps are on your home screen?
  6. What food could you eat every day without getting tired of it?

People

  1. Who did you talk to the longest today?
  2. Who did you last say thank you to?
  3. Who have you been meaning to call for ages?
  4. Who in your family are you most like?
  5. What have your friends been talking about lately?
  6. Who was the most memorable stranger you saw today?

Today

  1. What screen did you stare at the longest today?
  2. What was the best thing you ate today?
  3. What color was the sky today?
  4. Where did you spend the most time today?
  5. Which song was stuck in your head today?
  6. If today’s mood were weather, what would it be?

Books & words

  1. What are you reading, and what page are you on?
  2. What is the last line you wanted to underline?
  3. Which song lyric keeps looping in your head?
  4. Which book did you read again and again as a kid?
  5. Which book did you give up on? Why?
  6. Which book would you like to reread?

Hopes & plans

  1. What do you want to do within the next year?
  2. What do you want to learn right now?
  3. Where do you think you will be one year from today?
  4. What is the most important date on this month’s calendar?
  5. If money were no object, what would you buy first?
  6. Which city would you like to visit?

How to use it

  1. 1

    Pick your prompt topics: Me, People, Today, Books & words, Hopes & plans. With several picked, they take turns day by day.

  2. 2

    Choose 1, 3 or 5 years and a start date (January 1, 2027 or today). Tap "Open a random day" in the preview to see which prompts you get; tap the date to jump to its month, or a side tab to jump to a month.

  3. 3

    Tap "Download PDF" to save the index, month lists and daily pages as one file. On iPad, tap "Send to GoodNotes" and pick GoodNotes to open it as a new notebook.

FAQ

Is this one question a day journal PDF really free?

Yes. There is no email gate or account. The PDF is built in your browser and the file is never uploaded (we only count anonymous usage, like which format people download), and you can make as many versions as you like.

Where do the prompts come from?

They are 375 original prompts written for this page, 75 per topic, not copied from any published journal. Each one points at a scene, an object or a number ("What screen did you stare at the longest today?") so it is easy to answer in a few lines, and no two prompts lead to the same answer.

If I pick only one topic, is the whole year that topic?

Each topic has 75 prompts, so with one topic you get 75 days of it, spread evenly through the year, and the other days are filled from the remaining topics. That way no prompt repeats within the year. Pick all five to get an even mix.

How does the 3-year or 5-year journal work?

Each date gets one page with 3 (or 5) answer boxes. This year you answer in the first box, next year on the same date you answer the same prompt in the second box, and you can see how your answer changed. Each box starts with a "20__" blank for the year; weekdays are left out because they change every year. February 29 is included, so it is 366 pages.

How do I import it into GoodNotes? The links don’t work.

On iPad Safari, tap "Send to GoodNotes" and choose GoodNotes from the share sheet. If you downloaded the file, open it from the Files app and share it to GoodNotes, or use + → Import inside GoodNotes. A tap with the pen writes instead of following the link, so tap with your finger or switch to read-only mode.

Can I print it? What size is it?

Choose A5 (5.8 × 8.3 in) or A4. They have the same proportions, so the layout is identical and only the paper size changes. For a ring binder or a half-letter planner, print the A5 file at actual size; two pages per sheet fit on one A4 or US Letter page.

I fell behind. Do I need to catch up on missed days?

No. Every page is dated, so empty days are easy to spot, but you can skip them or answer the prompt from today’s point of view. In GoodNotes, tap a date on the month list to jump straight to today.

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