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I don't keep any sort of "this is what I did today" journal. A combination of email, calendar, slack history, and asana basically covers that. I do keep notebo

I don't keep any sort of "this is what I did today" journal. A combination of email, calendar, slack history, and asana basically covers that. I do keep notebooks that I write in whenever I need to work out my emotional state, but that's not necessarily daily. I've recently begun a habit of journaling (in the "this is what's on my mind and distracting me from actual work" sense - writing it down seems to get it off my mind for a few hours) and meditating every morning as a focus-enhancing habit, and that's been pretty effective.

MikeTV 10y ago
Same here. I carry a pocket notebook to jot down ideas and non-work to-dos. Writing it down lets me clear it out of my head and get back to work. Then, whenever I have some downtime waiting in line or whatnot I can go over old ideas and explore them or cross them out. Been doing this for about a year, and I've noticed that writing down every idea does seem to have increased the generation rate of new ideas -- but that's not a bad problem :) Two other benefits from carrying a notebook: 1) I've never been good at placing events in time, so noting significant events and the date helps me retain a life timeline of sorts. If particularly inspired I might note a thought or feeling about the event, but never more than a sentence. This is the closest I get to journaling. 2) Jotting down a note on paper appears to be more socially acceptable than taking notes on a phone. Typing on my phone has the appearance of ignoring the other person, and giving an explanation can derail the conversation. A notebook is self-explanatory.