I have never quite understood journalling and in particular that notion of doing it to the point that almost everything is written down. While I am sure that it may have some benefits mentally it has always struck me as something that takes too much time away from just enjoying life.
I guess I have a bit of a hang up in this area, having done a link blog daily for 20 years and this one second everyday for 8 or so.
About as long as the link blog, my private journal – which rarely says anything of great interest, but I am comforted that when I’m like “what the hell was I even doing in 2011?” or what not, I have a bit of an answer, footprints in the sand to look back on. (though I don’t, at least not very often)
Probably I’d be better served w/ chronological orderings of relevant photos (like see my timelines project kirk.is/timelines ) but still. Or sometimes it’s just useful to look up that “huh when did i last get my tires changed after that flat tire” kind of stuff (real world example from today)