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I also recommend having some sort of personal log. People forget things easily, but they're just as easily reminded of them. Rereading old entries helps remind

I also recommend having some sort of personal log. People forget things easily, but they're just as easily reminded of them. Rereading old entries helps remind you how you changed (or how you haven't), and helps you recall events that otherwise would have been forgotten. Do you use a paper journal or an electronic one? I used to use composition books, but last year I switched to digital since I can easily back it up. My system is just text files in a directory hierarchy: ggreer@carbon:/Volumes/DIARY/2010/01$ ls 02.txt 03.txt 04.txt 05.txt 06.txt 10.txt 11.txt ... In the rare event that I want to draw something, I'll draw it on paper and scan it or draw on a whiteboard and take a photo. I prefer text though, since I can grep -r it.

isamuel 17y ago
Your method sounds good. Right now, I use paper. I do create backups (photocopies), although whether I'll buy another paper journal when I fill this one is an open question. One advantage that paper has is that, if properly preserved, it's quite durable; it's not vulnerable to file system changes or anything. A disadvantage is that it's laughably easy to destroy in a flood or fire, whereas data can be searched and backed up. I also have some irrational quasi-romantic attachment to a journal written in my own handwriting, but I'm probably going to need to let that go.