How to Journal Every Day for Increased Productivity, Clarity, and Mental Health

I've been thinking about journaling a lot this year, and not just because of the bullet journal method. Instead this is about more "traditional" journaling and logging ideas and notes from your day. I want to show you how I'm using a pocket size notebook to do this instead of the bigger bullet journal size that I'm using for organizing everything else in my life and work. There are 4 main points that I want to emphasize on how to journal every day.