The Day One Podcast

Start the New Year with intention and personal growth through reflective journaling. In this episode, we sit down with Lynda Monk, Director of the International Association for Journal Writing, to explore how journaling can help you capture memories, savor life, set meaningful goals, and gain valuable insights. Lynda shares her unique approach to reflective journaling, practical prompts to get you...

In our final episode of the year, we take a behind-the-scenes look at the latest updates and highlights from Day One. Head of Engineering Murphy Randle joins the conversation to discuss recent developments, including the return of journal header colors, updates to the Android and web apps, and the end of the Instagram connection. Murphy also shares how his journaling habits have evolved over the y...

Grief is a universal yet deeply personal experience. In this episode, Agnes Kowalski , an Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, shares her expansive perspective on grief and how it manifests in everyday life—not just in the wake of death, but through intangible losses like trust, safety, and direction. Through the lens of journaling, Agnes offers practical ways to honor your grief, process...

In this episode, bestselling author and host of Behind the Human , Marc Champagne , shares how journaling can become a cornerstone of mental fitness. He explores the power of asking better questions, embracing reflection, and taking intentional pauses to navigate stress, boost creativity, and gain clarity. Drawing from his book Personal Socrates , Marc provides actionable strategies to help you ch...

In this episode, internationally bestselling author and founder of Sketchbook Skool, Danny Gregory, shares how illustrated journaling became his creative anchor through life's ups and downs. From documenting everyday moments to processing profound personal challenges, Danny reflects on the transformative power of combining journaling and art to stay grounded in the present. We explore how journali...

The Day One Podcast returns with an insightful conversation with founder Paul Mayne, who shares his vision of Day One as a lifetime companion for preserving life's meaningful moments. In this episode, Paul reflects on Day One's journey—from its early days as an Apple-only app to a trusted, multi-platform tool for millions. He discusses recent updates and behind-the-scenes improvements to ensure se...

After a three-year hiatus, the Day One podcast is back with a fresh format and a renewed focus on the power of journaling. In each episode, we'll invite experts and everyday journalers to share their insights into the ways journaling helps us remember and reflect. Here at Day One, we're on a mission to help people everywhere keep a journal and discover the many benefits of taking time to reflect a...

Hello! Thanks for listening to our episode today! I wanted to recap some of the main highlights for Day One this year and give a small roadmap update. 10 Questions to Capture the Year in Your Journal Here are the links to help articles for items mentioned in today's episode. - Entry Merging - Timeline Sort Order - All-day Entries - Pinned Entries - Concealed Journals - Slash Commands - Backup and...

Big news for Day One! Day One is being acquired by Automattic . This is incredibly exciting news. Today, Founder and CEO Paul Mayne discusses this new opportunity and what it means for the future of Day One! Day One Facebook Community Email Us! Help and Support

Greetings! Here's a brand-new ep for the Day One podcast. We are talking about 6.0 and 6.1 updates for iOS and macOS. Roadmap update for Android. And then we spend some time talking with Dylan from Oregon about shortcuts he has built to help his children build journaling habits (shortcut links below). You can find his post on Reddit here . Some require additional 3rd party services.  The first Sho...

Happy December! Adam has some updates to talk about for Android, Book Printing, and some new stuff coming to Day One.  Day One Facebook Community Email Us! Help and Support

Widgets for iOS 14 and macOS 11 (Big Sur) are here! Adam talks briefly on the new widgets and a couple of roadmap items.  Day One Facebook Community Email Us! Help and Support

Talking with Paul Mayne about the new Today view on iOS in version 5.0, coming soon to macOS. Highlighting the new options and how to use this feature. Paul also shares a little insight into what's next for the Day One team.  Day One Facebook Community Email Us! Help and Support

Thanks for tuning in! Just a small update today. Cool updates coming to Activity Feed/Day View soon. The team is still working on book printing improvements and more.  Day One Facebook Community Email Us! Help and Support

Today, Adam talks about the new writing prompt feature and has a wonderful conversation with Mike Meraz. Mike is in higher education administration and has been journaling for a long time. He is also a podcaster! We talk about some of the things he journals, the features he finds most helpful, and tips to help people get started with their journals.  Writing prompts: https://help.dayoneapp.com/en/...

We have some updates for version 4.9 that we are excited to tell you about. Then we spend time with our senior engineer, BJ Homer and he describes how to use the Shortcuts app with Day One. This episode has a video component on YouTube here .  To get the shortcut example we shared, click here . Day One Facebook Community Email Us! Help and Support

Adam is back with a short episode highlighting some updates and upcoming projects the team is working on.  He talks a bit about Streaks and suggestions for creating consistent journal habits using Reminders .  Day One Facebook Community Email Us! Help and Support

Today Adam sits down with Paul Mayne to talk about a big update in version 4.3 for both iOS and Mac, including PDF support! YAY! Day One Facebook Community Email Us for the podcast! Help and Support

Today, Brett and Adam sit down with Emily Robison and we talk about her use of Day One since 2012! Also, updates for 4.2.2 on iOS and Mac, including PencilKit support for the drawing tool in Day One. Day One Facebook Community Email Us! Schedule a call with Brett Help and Support

Templates! In-app video recording! Share cards! Quite a few updates. We are joined by Jan from Berlin and we have a great discussion about his routines and uses for Day One using templates and Shortcuts.  Day One Facebook Community Email Us! Schedule a call with Brett Help and Support

Brett and John Hicks (software engineer) are joined by our two Facebook Community Administrators: Michele Kendzie and Mike Quinn. A few updates discussed including getting ready for iOS 13 release soon.  Then we discuss the community page and Mike and Michele's use of Day One.  Day One Facebook Community Email Us! Schedule a call with Brett Help and Support

Today we talk a little about updates/roadmap and then we talk to Reid Matthews. He shares a great fitness Shortcut with us to track some great data. Check out the Shortcut here .  Day One Facebook Community Email Us! Schedule a call with Brett Help and Support

Today, Brett and Adam are joined by two guests: Chris Messina and Paul Mayne. We talk about some updates for Day One in version 4.1 and chat with Chris about his recent adventures.  Day One Facebook Community Email Us! Schedule a call with Brett Help and Support

Version 4 is here! Video support. Streaks. Apple Health integration on iPhone for Mindfulness minutes. Dark mode for everyone! We also chat with Justin Morgan about his use of Day One with some great ideas.  Day One Facebook Community Email Us! Schedule a call with Brett Help and Support

We sit down today with  Martijn Schouten and talk about Siri Shortcuts and his routine with Day One. Links to Shortcuts below. We also discuss some big updates coming in version 4.0 (in beta now)! Link for the template for daily entry:  https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/9f4dddd583914a4d94acf4ca56a5cad7 Link for the template for weekly entry:  https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/16993b932e5c490c9784db4...