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Very nice, but wouldn't fit my use case since my concept of a journal is long-form text.

For that, I'd recommend something like 750 Words [1]. Journalling with stat tracking, achievements, reminders, etc.

I've used this before in the past, but kinda fell off for whatever reason. It's really great, though. Very simple and clean.

I used to do daily pages as a way to clear my mind to get down to organized real work. I liked the idea of 750 words, but don't trust the cloud for this type of uninhibited flow of words. So I use various text editors. I kind of wish there was a version of 750 words that worked offline, though.

I would pay for an app that did this offline but that is my biggest sticking point as well.

This kind of thing only really works if you are completely uninhibited and I'm not stupid enough to make that information pseudo-public, even with promises from seemingly trustworthy people.

So I just use my org-mode setup and have to write the little reminders/stats bits myself, which means I don't get around to it, but do have a file with all the ideas for them marked TODO.

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