I have this issue too. I decided to have 2 go pros and bunch of stands and batteries that just watches our family from third person view usually in time warp mode.
Ask HN: Parents, How do you record special moments and stay present?
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Re: Ask HN: Parents, How do you record special moments and stay present?
#12Err on the side of observing with all applicable senses. What matters is how you feel about each other, and if recording moments to view later helps with this, go for it. I take photos mostly to share with my spouse/co-parent and sometimes friends and extended family, but since a few times of feeling... disconnected while behind a camera I have scaled that back to being okay with forgetting.
The lasting effect of shared experiences is stronger.
Re: Ask HN: Parents, How do you record special moments and stay present?
#13I have this issue too. I decided to have 2 go pros and bunch of stands and batteries that just watches our family from third person view usually in time warp mode.
Then spend some time quick editing videos and NAS uploads. Plex can steam the content on Apple TV for experiencing the memorable / mundane moments
Re: Ask HN: Parents, How do you record special moments and stay present?
#14For me it was a matter of coming to 2 important realizations:
1) Not everything needs to be captured and preserved. My kids do dozens of things worthy of capturing every week, sometimes every day. While in the moment they all feel unique, “sampling” what I choose to record still results in plenty of content that paints a pretty complete picture.
2) Often taking out the phone causes them to change their behavior and diminishes the moment. Just today I caught my 18 month year old reading to himself making car and animal noises as he flipped the pages. As soon as he saw me with them phone he kept reading but did it much more silently.
Now I capture when I feel it’s right but don’t stress what I don’t catch. No one single moment will matter in the long run.
Re: Ask HN: Parents, How do you record special moments and stay present?
#15I just started reading this book Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks.
He has this concept he teaches called Homework for Life.
The idea is that you write down 1 to 2 sentences of the single most storyworthy thing that happened to you each day in spreadsheet. Over time you get better at identifying these as you sharpen your storytelling lens.
This process has a whole host of benefits. You start to see that you make big different in the world. Time starts to slow down and you are more present. You have a record and way to recall all these amazing stories of your family.
All this for 5 minutes of time each day.
Re: Ask HN: Parents, How do you record special moments and stay present?
#16I just started reading this book Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks. He has this concept he teaches called Homework for Life. The idea is that you write down 1 to 2 sentences of the single most storyworthy thing that happened to you each day in spreadsheet. Over time you get better at identifying these as you sharpen your storytelling lens. This process has a whole host of benefits. You start to see that you make big diffe…
Such a great book. Completly forgot about the homework for life tip.
Re: Ask HN: Parents, How do you record special moments and stay present?
#17I just started reading this book Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks. He has this concept he teaches called Homework for Life. The idea is that you write down 1 to 2 sentences of the single most storyworthy thing that happened to you each day in spreadsheet. Over time you get better at identifying these as you sharpen your storytelling lens. This process has a whole host of benefits. You start to see that you make big diffe…
this is pretty much what i am doing in my diary. write down noteworthy events. most days there is not much, but some days, like when i am traveling i can spend half an hour retelling the events of the day.