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I Asked ChatGPT for 50 Journal Prompts

This is what happened and the results were mixed

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I’ve been increasing my journaling practice this month. To be clear, I journal every day but it’s turned into more of a daily log rather than in depth journaling. Boring

And what I really did not want was the kind of memory digging that brings up misery. Dear goddess, we get enough of that, don’t we? No, I want it to be fun.

Inspired by all the AI-related posts, I thought I’d hand the task of coming up with some great journal ideas to ChatGPT. This is how it went.

My request to my new friend, Chatty,

“Give me fifty light-hearted and fun journal prompts.”

Chatty went quiet for a bit, flashed his little square for about 30 seconds and then began to churn out his suggestions. It’s lovely to see all the text appearing like magic; I got all excited.

1. If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?
2. Write about a time when you did something out of your comfort zone.
3. Imagine you’re stuck on a deserted island, what three things would you bring with you?
4. What’s your favorite childhood memory?
5. If you could be any…