Steve Reed

Meet my great, great, great grandfather Axel Hayford Reed. On August 5, 1861 he enlisted as a private in Co. K, Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry and fought in “the war of the great rebellion” as he termed it. The history books show that he was placed under arrest, lost his right…

Collection of content from third-party sources is important to JRNL. So is the ability to curate that content and determine what is actually meaningful. Our first release of Social Importing is tied to Instagram. It is our first iteration and it will be getting better in the near future. To…

As a kid, I heard about journaling but wasn’t interested. As a teen I considered that journaling might be a good thing to do, but it still didn’t click for me; I tried and failed a few times and then just gave up. Somewhere in my early 20s, something clicked. Now, journaling is…

One of my favorite things about JRNL are the wallpapers. As corny as it sounds, the appearance of writing in a bamboo forest can help take a little of the edge off a stressful day. I usually keep a particular wallpaper for a while until I grow bored with it,…

Art of Manliness has 31 days worth of really insightful journal prompts that you can use for inspiration. You can copy and paste one per day into a new entry and record your thoughts, it would make for some great content in anyone’s journal. http://www.artofmanliness.com/2014/01/01/jumpstart-your-journaling-a-31-day-challenge/ Here are a few samples: Day…

We’re starting to post some “JRNL Jar” prompts on Instagram, so follow us if you need some journaling fuel for the day. We’re going to be posting some journaling tips, tricks, hacks, and maybe some suprises too so don’t miss out!

I used to be pretty terrible at keeping a journal of any kind, but I once journaled daily for three years straight without missing a single day. How did I do it? Was I super-motivated? Did I carve out a special time each day to write in my journal? What about…