Video Diary
The hardest moment in video journaling isn't finding time — it's the first three seconds after you hit record, when your mind goes conspicuously blank. Prompts fix that. Answer one question per entry and you'll never open with "so… today was a day." Here are thirty, grouped by what you need from tonight's entry.
Daily reflection prompts
- What made today different from yesterday?
- What's the one moment from today you'd keep?
- What drained you today — and what gave energy back?
- What did you almost not notice today?
- If today had a title, what would it be?
- What's still unresolved as you go to bed?
Gratitude prompts
- What brings you comfort today?
- Who made your day slightly better — and do they know?
- What's something ordinary you'd miss if it vanished?
- What did your past self do that today-you is thankful for?
- What's working in your life right now?
Growth & self-awareness prompts
- What are you avoiding, and what's it costing you?
- What would you do this week if nobody could judge it?
- What's a belief you've quietly changed your mind about?
- Where did you act like the person you want to be today?
- What advice do you keep giving others but not taking?
- What's the kindest true thing you can say about yourself right now?
Memory-keeping prompts
- Describe your current everyday routine — the stuff that feels too boring to record.
- Show the room you're in and say what happens here.
- What does this season of your life smell, sound, and feel like?
- Tell the story of your week like you're catching up an old friend.
- What's something about right now that future-you won't believe?
Prompts for hard days
- Say the thing out loud. Just once. No fixing it yet.
- What's the worry, and what's the evidence for and against it?
- What would you tell a friend who felt exactly like this?
- What's one thing that's still okay, even today?
Fun ones
- Rate your day 1–10 and defend the score like a critic.
- What's your current tiny obsession?
- Predict something about next month — check back later.
- Re-introduce yourself to your future self in 30 seconds.
How to use prompts well
One prompt per entry — don't run through five like a questionnaire. Answer for 30 seconds to 2 minutes, unscripted, single take. If a prompt bores you, skip it; boredom is information. And on days when something obviously happened, forget the prompt entirely and just tell the story. (New to the habit? Start with our guide on how to start a video diary.)
Prompts, built into Video Diary
Video Diary puts a fresh reflection prompt right on the record screen every day — questions like "What brings you comfort today?" sit under the REC button, so the blank-camera problem never happens. Answer it, tag your mood, add an optional note, done. Prefer your own questions? Ignore the prompt and just talk — the app never forces a format.
Get Video Diary free on the App Store and let tonight's prompt pick itself.
