The daily log line
A few weeks ago I was going through some of my old journals and notes, which is something I rarely do. For me, the value of keeping a notebook/journal has always been to manage and process my life as it's happening. But in looking back, I found it kind of sad how difficult it was for me to remember what I was going through at certain times. And if a memory was triggered, it usually wasn't a pleasant one, which isn't that surprising. That's just how we're wired. In the grand scheme, it feels like the good has outweighed the bad, and it would be nice if the log of my life reflected that.
So I'm trying something different. Every month I take a page in my notebook and write the day numbers down the side. Each day, I try to distill my day into a single, handwritten line of text. That's it. My hope is that forcing myself to capture the most notable things each day, as they're happening, will give them more staying power in my mind.
Complete sentences are non-existent. I still do a terrible job some days (I already forget the day last week where my entry was "Just a day"). But I'm sure "So much Uno" will stay with me for years to come. We'll see how it goes.
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