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One line a day is the journaling habit for people who've started journals and stopped. It takes twenty seconds, so it survives tired evenings.
A long entry asks for time and energy at the end of the day, which is exactly when you have the least. A single line removes that cost. On the evenings you want to write more, you still can.
Need more? Browse end-of-day journal prompts.
The value shows up on the weekly read: seven lines side by side show what kept coming up. In Quiet Journal, Sunday brings a short letter that does this for you, put together on your iPhone from your own lines.
Quiet Journal asks for one colour and one line each evening. Every Sunday your iPhone writes you a short letter about your week, and nothing ever leaves your phone.
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The single thing about today you'd want to remember: what happened, how it felt, or something someone said. If nothing comes, describe the weather or the colour of the day.
For building a habit, yes. One line a day is 365 lines a year, and reading them back shows patterns you'd never notice day to day.
Five-year paper diaries are classic. An app is always with you, can lock with Face ID, and can show your lines back as weeks and months.