It’s now been 9 months since I started writing a daily entry in my 5-year diary.
I’m really glad I started this project.
The investment is small: it takes 1-2 minutes before bed to write about the most memorable thing from that day.
And the return is high: I already find myself regularly flipping back to previous entries where I’m immediately transported back to those days and moments. I’m now remembering things I would’ve otherwise forgotten.
I’m finding the habit so rewarding that the space in the 5-year-diary isn’t enough. So I’ve also bought another 1-year diary which I’m using as a personal log book.
Log books have naval origins. Ships use them to keep track of where they travelled and the key events that occured on a given day. Inspired by this, my personal log book is a chronological list of things that happened day, interspersed with notes on what I’ve been reading, new ideas, and lessons learnt.
I really value being able to see what I was thinking and feeling at a specific point time, and I’m finally happy with my system.