3 ms·
I noticed that a lot of days/weeks/months started to blur together as I got older (and I’m not that old). I started keeping a very factual journal each day. E
by maehwasu 7y ago
I noticed that a lot of days/weeks/months started to blur together as I got older (and I’m not that old).
I started keeping a very factual journal each day.
Every hour or so, I write down where I was and what I did—subjective impressions are optional.
It’s been really helpful in jogging my memory and seeing where my mind was at a few months prior.
I just do it in a note program on my phone, so I can fill it in while walking, in the bathroom, etc.
- TheOtherHobbes 7y agoThis is what I do. It's very dry and terse but I find it useful to keep track of time spent and achievements completed. It's very easy to feel as if I've been doing nothing, whereas in reality that's very rarely true. I tried emotional/confessional journaling for a good few years but I really didn't find it helpful or insightful. The things that work for me include exploring my surroundings, almost any kind of creative work, napping, and talking to friends/partner.
- maehwasu 7y agoYup. I find it's awesome to experience the rich emotional things, and then write the boring dry things so that you can recall the former easily.