Streak Story: 4,400 Days With CJ Chilvers
Your Journal for Life | Day One
CJ Chilvers has been journaling consistently since Christmas Day, 2010. Recently, CJ reached a milestone of 4,400 consecutive days of journaling. We spoke with CJ to learn about journaling every day for over twelve years.
10 Jan 2023
Journaling is an offshoot of meditation—a type of introspection where a record of events is welcome. It doesn’t have to mean the record is permanent. In fact, it’s probably better as ephemeral—permanently locked behind a password. But, the fact that it exists is a comfort in itself.
What do you usually journal about?
It’s a stream of conscious. You have to have a place of your own: physically and mentally. Day One is my writing cabin.
I couldn’t write for the public for a living without also writing for myself. I sharpen the saw in Day One. Everyone should have a place to workout their brain as much as their gym works out their body. Day One is the most effective mind gym I’ve ever found.