Many people have the problem of loving notebooks but not knowing how to fill them, as described in this article by Claire Swinarski:

As a writer, I’m often gifted journals. I’m also a total sucker for beautiful notebooks and can spend way too long perusing the paper section at Target. That means I’m the owner of a thick stack of pretty journals, just waiting to be filled with scribbles. But I have a confession:
I’m not much of a journaler.

However, she recognizes the benefits of journaling and provides some helpful prompts that will help anyone get writing!

Journaling prompts can be helpful for those of us who dread staring at a blank page. However, a lot of the typical “what you did today” prompts feel a bit stale to me. I simply have no desire to do a breakdown of my day, which so often involves dull activities like checking email or handing my kids fruit snacks. I want to embrace creativity within my journaling and really dig deep into my thoughts and emotions.
If you’re like me, it can sometimes require a bit of outside-the-box thinking to have an effective journaling session. Here are ten journaling prompts to help all of us who struggle to journal find the creative juices we need.

• If you could change one thing about what happened today, what would it be?
• How would the best version of yourself have handled the day?

Read the rest at Verily: Outside-the-Box Journaling Prompts for People Who Hate Journaling