Our memories are messy, doodles stick where words fail. Science says visuals boost recall by 65%. So yes, your potato-quality sketch of prom actually helps you remember it better.

This isn’t an art class. It’s a rebellion against perfectionism. The worse your doodles, the more honest (and hilarious) your journal becomes.

Flip through your decades like a scrapbook, minus the glue sticks. Doodles capture vibes, not just facts. Why? You loved that band tee matters more than what year it was.

You don’t need to write fancy journal entries to work through stuff. Sometimes just scribbling ‘WHY DID I DO THAT’ with angry eyebrows says it all.

Remembering your first AIM crush or that one summer hit? Doodling triggers the same warm fuzzies as finding an old mixtape