Yes but I update it infrequently. It's in OneNote.
Ask HN: Do you keep a personal journal?
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#92Earlier quoted context omitted.
What features from a CMS would you want? Web editor: Github edit button, prose.io?
basically a drupal book module like function with user authentication, markdown first, flat-file(no database) support. that way I can import/export markdown files easily and can render them into browsers for viewing on the web with CMS-like protection, no such thing exist anywhere as far as I know.
I'd still always recommend a text editor on your device. In my static setup I use gulp, calling gulp deploy builds the entire site and rsync's it to a server (password protected and all that)
Though if you really want a web ui have a look at Jekyll's new admin ui (google summer of code project). Caddy (a golang web server) has a Hugo add-on that has a web ui. Lastly github and prose.io is pretty good.
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#93Yes. I tried to for many years with paper and pen. It never worked for me until I started using DayOne [0] on iOS and Mac. Simply superb design and one of my favorite pieces of software to use because it does (almost) exactly what I want it to . When I type, I'm able to render my thoughts directly into text, whereas when I write with a pen I have to think about the physical process of writing. I imagine I'm not the o…
you might want to try fountainpens. they make physical process of writing fun and enjoyable. i like the mindful part of writing slowly with pens.
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#94Do you keep a personal journal? Yes. Org-Mode+Org-Capture If yes, do you find it useful? Yes. There are many advantages to keeping a personal journal. It allows you to have better recollections about what actually happened in the past, which is important taking into account that memory is constructive and prone to distortion. Many ideas and insights are forgotten, recording them is a way to fight that. What tools wou…
I also use org-mode for my daily journal. Have been for about a year and I'm very happy with it. I used to use Evernote, but I like the idea of keeping it to myself with encrypted backups better.
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#95I keep a few cheap notebooks by my workspace. Ones for paintings/planning, another for programming ideas/in progress developments, one for personal/venting and another for poetry and jazz. I find them useful as a way to organize my thoughts that just plain text can't match. I kind of use them as a break from my screens when I'm trying to think.
As far as tools. A pen and paper, that's it. If you want to get fancy flip a notebook over and write from the backside in for a simple two topic book. Earmark pages. No methodolgy. I prefer to keep it messy, then I don't have to deal with constraints. Learning cursive helps
To get the most out of it I keep a extra notebook and pen folded in my breastpocket of my jacket. When I'm commuting, need a quick scratch, out for a dart it's right there. I prefer loose stream of consciousness writing to just codify the damn ideas.
For me using paper for note taking is relaxing and more natural then trying to fill a text box or fighting software to make a graph. I refuse to use some service for this on the same grounds that I refuse to work with digital painting programs. Physicality matters
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#96Yes, I use two things, no affiliation to either. 1) Five minute journal. Used to keep track of mental state and review day mostly. https://www.amazon.ca/Five-Minute-Journal-Happier-Minutes/dp... 2) Way of Life app for iPhone http://wayoflifeapp.com/ I track about 40 things from floss, to running, to meditation, etc. It's a very easy way to, in under a minute, run through and check off the things you did, or didn't do…
I recently started keeping a Bullet Journal, and one of the pages I have implemented is the Habit Grid. Sounds like an analog of the app you're using. I have about 20 things I'm interested in doing every day, so throughout the day I go and mark the ones I've done.
Google image search shows a lot of great examples.
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#97- I keep an irregular journal.
- It is useful to process my thoughts, capture high and low moments in life, braindump when feeling overwhelmed.
- I use VIM + markdown, with a new file per entry. I find it very effective. I journal whenever I feel like I need to or should.
- I don't track aspects, I just write about whatever I feel like writing about.
Like most things in life, the answer is just do it!
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#98I've just recently within the past couple of weeks started bullet journaling[0]. I have already noticed huge benefits in my productivity and organization. I was never that good of a note-taker so having this "method" to follow gave me the boost that I think I needed. [0]: http://bulletjournal.com/
I started Bullet Journaling this Monday, so far so good! I've already managed to knock out some tasks I've been sitting on for a few years, that I just never wanted to do. Feels good to have those off my chest. Love my habit tracker spread!
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#99I have a dedicated gmail address from which I receive a daily prompt email, scheduled with a cronjob. I usually reply with 2-3 lines about my day.
Can you share how you do the automation? Really interested in it. Thank you
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#100> Do you keep a personal journal? Yes, I find it very useful. > What tools would you recommend? Is there any specific methodology that you follow? Sure, here is my current framework: https://pastebin.com/djyFiZkz I keep all text files in a journal folder with subfolders for each year. At the end of each week I review the last week's journal entries for information which is applicable to future projects or needs, and…
Thanks for posting your personal framework! I like it, quite elaborate for a single day's entry. Something I took away from your comment was the meta reflection on how you journal and what is most effective/how you could change it to be so.
Something that's really been helping me score high each day lately ( I only do a qualitative scoring entry each day and a quantitative score each week of the accumulated 'feeling' ) is writing down my 'most important tasks' but phrasing it to appeal to my reflective self, along the lines of 'What, if done, would make today a good day? / I'll be pleased with the day if...?' Writing those down first thing gives a great reference point to measure back against.
> I've learned that most days are around a 3/5 _no matter how much I accomplish...
Definitely agree that general mood and fulfillment is more than just productive accomplishment and I try and factor that in, that said, a day without learning something new / practicing something / achieving something and I'll start to feel anxious that I'm not doing enough. Though with a good enough perspective and will and mental tools you could retrospectively mold the outcome of most days to fit those points.