I agree that the issue about hoarding is true. In my context, I'm actually thinking about more of a personal system that happens to have journal as part of it (

I agree that the issue about hoarding is true. In my context, I'm actually thinking about more of a personal system that happens to have journal as part of it (and to do list, and personal knowledge etc.). Partly a reason why I think the spare machine is not a good idea (processing data on it would be a hassle), and why paper doesn't work.