The Python Five Minute Journal

A simple Python application inspired by The Five Minute Journal - Intelligent Change.

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Requirements

• Python >=3.7
• pip
• requests
• python-dotenv==0.21.0
• Jinja2==3.1.2

Installation

pip install -r requirements.txt

Start your daily Five Minute Journal

In the morning run the command. Running it again in the evening will give you a different set of questions.

python3 journal.py

Your journal markdown files will be saved in the journals directory.

2022/5MJ-2022-12-31.md
2023/5MJ-2023-01-01.md
2023/5MJ-2023-01-02.md
2023/5MJ-2023-01-02.md
2023/5MJ-2023-01-04.md
2023/5MJ-2023-01-05.md

The Markdown file.

Five Minute Journal | Wednesday, Jan 18 2023

> Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
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> ~ Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

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07:55 AM

### I am grateful for...
1. My family
2. My incredible friends
3. The warm bed that a sleep in

### What would make today great?
1. Walk around the park
2. Go to the coffeeshop
3. Publish this blog article

### Daily affirmations
1. I traveled to Portugal
2. I am grateful for everything I have
3. I am a better Software Engineer than yesterday

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09:05 PM

### Highlights of the day
1. Had breakfast with family
2. Met a friend at the coffeeshop
3. Practiced Portuguese with my language partner

### What did I learn today?
1. New Portuguese vocabulary
2. Completed an AWS hands-on lab
3. Studied for AWS Certified SysOps Admin Associate

Environment Variables

To customize some behaviors, copy the .env.example file and rename it to .env. For example, you can set the locale to Portuguese.

# .env
LOCALE=pt

These are the available variables.

# .env.example
LOCALE=en
TITLE="Five Minute Journal"
NAMESPACE="5MJ"
DEFAULT_ANSWER_COUNT=3
HEADER_TEMPLATE="header-template.md"
QUESTION_TEMPLATE="question-template.md"
OUTPUT_DIR="journals"

Available Locales

• en - English. (Default)
• es - Spanish.
• it - Italian. Thanks @dariocast
• pt - Portuguese.
• sv - Swedish. Thanks @SambhaviPD

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Contributing a locale

1. Copy the locale template locales/journal.[locale].yml.
2. Substitute the placeholders and translations.
3. Send a pull request.

# locales/journal.pt.yml
pt:
  title: Diário de Cinco Minutos
  complete: Já está completo!
  saved: O diário de hoje foi salvo
  questions:
    i_am_grateful_for: Estou agradecido por...
    what_would_make_today_great: O que é que hoje em dia seria óptimo?
    daily_affirmations: Afirmações diárias
    highlights_of_the_day: Destaques do dia
    what_did_i_learn_today: O que é que aprendi hoje?

License

MIT