Great question... some files are very read heavy (e.g traits.txt, which is a collection of about 25 traits phrased as imperatives that I aim to accomplish, such

Great question... some files are very read heavy (e.g traits.txt, which is a collection of about 25 traits phrased as imperatives that I aim to accomplish, such as: " BUILD QUALITY RELATIONSHIPS - improve existing relationships, and seek out new good ones MAINTAIN NEUTRALITY - approach things with a beginners mind PRACTICE SELF-COMPASSION - admit pain, take kind and mindful action ") Some files are just used a lot for both reading and writing. These include a todo.txt, event_planning.txt for planning logistics of whatever fun getaway or event I'm doing next, a shopping_queue.txt (reduce impulse buys by requiring I put things on that list for some amount of time). I find that for taking notes on books or presentations, I will write them once, and then refer back to them infrequently -- maybe once a year. A bigger advantage is gained because it makes it easier to stop reading/watching things, because then I can always pick it up again and review the notes associated with it, so I can have a lot of educational threads going at the same time without fear of losing the context. For journaling, I tend to review my journal and list of activities as a whole a couple of times a year, and typically will review the last week every week or so. Much of this happens naturally due to the fact that the project is open -- it's often easier and more interesting to review my past work week or pick up where I left off on a book (stored as a pdf within the notes) than it is to jump onto facebook or whatever.