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Similar thoughts, but using an electronic journal. Unexpected side-effect is searchability. I have found myself on multiple occasions searching for information
by Barrera 4y ago
Similar thoughts, but using an electronic journal. Unexpected side-effect is searchability. I have found myself on multiple occasions searching for information I knew I had written about - and then actually finding it.
When I started, I didn't foresee that as a use case.
- boringg 4y agoThat search functionality sounds good. Do you feel like you have offloaded memory or now find you have better or worse memory of that information? Im curious how journaling effects memory.
- Barrera 4y agoNot so much offloaded as augmented. I remember a tweet from PG to the effect that he could compile his parenting advice by collecting his tweets about his kids. That works for things you're ok sharing on Twitter, but no so much for everything else. Search functionality means it's much easier to spot patterns, not just find the stuff I know is there. I'm often surprised when I do a search how many other times I've mentioned the word without realizing it.