Start your reflection practice today. One prompt. One week. One year of growth.
A year is long enough to change everything—and short enough to slip by without noticing.
Most people set goals in January and forget them by February. Not because they lack discipline, but because they lack reflection. They’re moving forward without ever looking at where they’ve been.
This list gives you one journal prompt for every week of 2026. Fifty-two invitations to pause, examine, and understand your own life as you’re living it.
Use them however works for you: every Sunday evening, Monday morning, or whenever you need to get out of your head and onto the page. The only rule is honesty.
How to Use These Prompts
One prompt per week. Don’t rush ahead. Let each question sit with you for a few days before moving on.
Write without editing. First drafts are for truth. Polish is for later—or never.
Revisit quarterly. Every 13 weeks, read back through your entries. You’ll be surprised by what you forgot you wrote.
Q1: January – March
January: Beginnings
Week 1: What do you want this year to feel like? Not accomplish—feel.
Week 2: What’s one belief you held last year that you’re ready to let go of?
Week 3: Who do you want to become by December 31st? Describe that person.
Week 4: What’s the smallest habit that would change everything if you stuck with it?
February: Foundations
Week 5: What does your ideal ordinary day look like? Be specific.
Week 6: What relationship needs the most attention right now? Why have you been avoiding it?
Week 7: When do you feel most alive? How can you create more of that?
Week 8: What are you pretending not to know?
March: Momentum
Week 9: What’s working in your life right now? Don’t skip this one—name it.
Week 10: What’s one thing you’ve been tolerating that you shouldn’t?
Week 11: If you could only accomplish one thing this year, what would make everything else easier or unnecessary?
Week 12: What would you do this month if you weren’t afraid of looking stupid?
Week 13: Q1 Check-in: Read your entries from January. What patterns do you notice?
Q2: April – June
April: Growth
Week 14: What have you outgrown? A habit, a belief, a relationship, a version of yourself?
Week 15: What’s something you used to dream about that you’ve stopped pursuing? Is it time to let it go or pick it back up?
Week 16: Who in your life makes you feel like the best version of yourself? What do they do differently?
Week 17: What skill have you been meaning to develop? What’s actually stopping you?
May: Depth
Week 18: What conversation have you been avoiding? Write out what you wish you could say.
Week 19: When was the last time you changed your mind about something important? What caused the shift?
Week 20: What do you need to forgive yourself for?
Week 21: Describe a moment from the past month that you want to remember. Why does it matter?
June: Midpoint
Week 22: If the year ended today, would you be satisfied with how you spent the first half? Be honest.
Week 23: What have you learned about yourself in the past six months?
Week 24: What needs to change in the second half of this year?
Week 25: What are you most proud of so far this year?
Week 26: Q2 Check-in: Compare who you are now to who you were in January. What shifted?
Q3: July – September
July: Rest & Reset
Week 27: What does rest actually look like for you? Not what it should look like—what actually restores you?
Week 28: What have you been doing out of obligation that no longer serves you?
Week 29: If you had a completely free week with no responsibilities, how would you spend it?
Week 30: What part of your life feels most out of alignment right now?
August: Truth
Week 31: What do you want that you’re embarrassed to admit?
Week 32: What’s the kindest thing someone has said to you this year? Do you believe them?
Week 33: What lie do you keep telling yourself?
Week 34: Write about a failure from this year. What did it teach you that success couldn’t?
September: Preparation
Week 35: What does the last quarter of your year need to look like for you to end satisfied?
Week 36: What’s one thing you’ve been putting off that would take less than a day to finish?
Week 37: Who have you lost touch with that you want to reconnect with before the year ends?
Week 38: What do you want to be celebrating on December 31st?
Week 39: Q3 Check-in: What themes keep appearing in your entries? What are they trying to tell you?
Q4: October – December
October: Focus
Week 40: You have 13 weeks left in the year. What’s the one thing that matters most?
Week 41: What distractions have been stealing your time and attention? Name them.
Week 42: What would you do differently if you knew no one was watching?
Week 43: Who needs to hear from you before the year ends? What do you need to say?
November: Gratitude
Week 44: What’s something difficult from this year that you’re now grateful for?
Week 45: Who has shaped the person you’re becoming? Have you told them?
Week 46: What do you have now that you once prayed for?
Week 47: Write a thank-you letter to yourself for something you did this year.
December: Closure
Week 48: What do you need to let go of before the new year?
Week 49: What will you remember most about this year?
Week 50: What advice would you give to someone starting their own 2026?
Week 51: What do you want to carry into next year? What do you want to leave behind?
Week 52: In one paragraph, who did you become this year?
A Year of Entries. A Lifetime of Insight.
If you follow these prompts for 52 weeks, you’ll have something rare: a documented year of your inner life. Not just what happened, but what you thought, felt, feared, and hoped along the way.
Most people won’t do this. Most people will read this post, maybe bookmark it, and never write a single entry.
But you’re still here.
That tells me something about you. You’re the kind of person who takes reflection seriously. Who understands that growth isn’t accidental—it’s intentional. Who knows that the unexamined life isn’t just less fulfilling, it’s less yours.
Your Journal Should Work as Hard as You Do
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- What do you want this year to feel like?
- What belief are you ready to let go of?
- Who do you want to become by December?
- What small habit would change everything?
- What does your ideal ordinary day look like?
- What relationship needs attention?
- When do you feel most alive?
- What are you pretending not to know?
- What’s working in your life right now?
- What have you been tolerating?
- What one thing would make everything else easier?
- What would you do if you weren’t afraid?
- What patterns do you notice in your writing?
- What have you outgrown?
- What dream have you stopped pursuing?
- Who makes you feel like your best self?
- What skill have you been meaning to develop?
- What conversation are you avoiding?
- When did you last change your mind?
- What do you need to forgive yourself for?
- What moment do you want to remember?
- Are you satisfied with the first half of the year?
- What have you learned about yourself?
- What needs to change?
- What are you most proud of?
- How have you shifted since January?
- What actually restores you?
- What are you doing out of obligation?
- How would you spend a completely free week?
- What feels out of alignment?
- What do you want but are embarrassed to admit?
- What kind thing were you told this year?
- What lie do you keep telling yourself?
- What did failure teach you?
- What does your last quarter need to look like?
- What are you putting off?
- Who do you want to reconnect with?
- What do you want to celebrate on December 31st?
- What themes keep appearing in your entries?
- What matters most in the next 13 weeks?
- What distractions are stealing your time?
- What would you do if no one was watching?
- Who needs to hear from you?
- What difficult thing are you now grateful for?
- Who shaped the person you’re becoming?
- What do you have now that you once wished for?
- Write a thank-you letter to yourself.
- What do you need to let go of?
- What will you remember most?
- What advice would you give someone starting their year?
- What will you carry forward? What will you leave behind?
- In one paragraph, who did you become?
Your entries mean something. Reflekt helps you see it.