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TIL that “ hupomnemata” is the term for when you take personal notes on the important happenings in your life and periodically you review those notes. I’ve been noticing recently that folks in this community have been sharing software tools for this type of practice (see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23101869) and I’m very much looking forward to this type of note taking method taking off.

I’ve had my own hupomnemata for 3 years now, ever since I started working remotely and myanager asked me to keep a log of my daily doings. It’s like having a 1 Second A Day app, but for your thoughts.

Also, this article was a good read but ended up fluffifying towards the end. For a good counter to the article’s thesis, give this a read: https://fs.blog/2012/08/aphorisms-and-the-commodification-of...