If you don't want to take your journal, really, then don't. Working on sleep is very important (I agree.)
I'm not sure of what you are saying... if you happen to find out these things that are ruining your life (?) are "just" little things... you'll ...be... MORE upset??? Nah... anything ANY thing that works against us in our lives might be easier than we thought to work out, but is never a "little" thing.