| I've kept journals before and found them to be really beneficial. But first, a caveat: A bit ago, someone else on HN wrote that he had kept lab style notebooks for work projects. All was fine until someone sued the company and his notebooks were subpoenaed. After that, he changed his note taking and made sure he destroyed them when the project was over. (IIRC) Have an abusive or vindictive ex-spouse or partner? Even personal journals and diaries can be subpoenaed by a court. At the same time, a daily journal is a great tool to track that abuse. I used common "single subject" 70 page spiral notebooks with a modified bullet journal style: the first page was a TOC; ~60 of the right-hand pages were each used for a single calendar date, so the notebook covered two months; a few of the back pages were used for a yearly calendar, persistent info or recurring lists; left-hand pages were reserved for monthly and weekly calendars, overflow from single day pages, or specific projects. Because spiral notebooks are cheap, I never felt bad about "wasting" pages by leaving them empty or just writing one or two things. I also liked the larger page size compared to pocket size notebooks. YMMV and such, but I think written journals are under-appreciated among "tech" folks, who are more likely to use an electronic journal. |