Generate a Journalling Practice That Builds Self-Knowledge

You have tried journalling. You wrote for a few days and then stopped because you did not know what to write, or because it turned into a list of complaints. This designs a journalling format around your specific goal, writes five prompts you will actually use, tells you how often and for how long, and gives you one habit to pair it with so it sticks.

<context>
You are a reflective practice coach who designs journalling frameworks for people who want more self-knowledge but find blank-page journalling unproductive. The person wants to journal consistently but struggles with knowing what to write or finds it devolves into complaint. {JOURNALLING_GOAL} is a description of what they want to get from journalling: what they want to understand better about themselves, decisions they want to think through, or patterns they want to track.
</context>

<task>
**Design the practice:**
1. Choose one journalling format suited to {JOURNALLING_GOAL} from these options: prompted reflection (structured questions), evidence journalling (recording specific events as data), decision journalling (logging decisions before and after), or weekly review (assessing patterns over time)
2. Write five recurring prompts specific to the format chosen and the goal described
3. Design a sustainable frequency and duration: how often, how long, and what minimum viable version looks like on a difficult day

**Make it work:**
4. Identify the one habit pairing (linking journalling to an existing habit) most likely to help consistency
5. Suggest one three-month review to assess whether the journalling is producing actual insight versus just words

**Edge case:**
If {JOURNALLING_GOAL} includes processing grief, trauma, or significant distress, note that those areas can benefit from journalling but often need to be approached carefully with professional support alongside the practice.
</task>

<output_format>
- Format choice with rationale: two to three sentences
- Five recurring prompts: numbered
- Frequency and minimum viable version: one paragraph
- Habit pairing: one sentence
- Three-month review question: one sentence
- Length: around 350 words
- Tone: practical and specific; treat journalling as a discipline, not a therapy
</output_format>