Ask HN: Do you keep a personal journal?

Re:Ask HN: Do you keep a personal journal? by chollida1 on Thursday January 26, 2017 @11:29AM (#13492703)

Yes, I use two things, no affiliation to either.

1) Five minute journal. Used to keep track of mental state and review day mostly.

https://www.amazon.ca/Five-Minute-Journal-Happier-Minutes/dp...

2) Way of Life app for iPhone

I track about 40 things from floss, to running, to meditation, etc. It's a very easy way to, in under a minute, run through and check off the things you did, or didn't do if the task is something like "eat fast food".

It's great for reviewing over time like a month or quarter to see how you are making out.

I really think these guys have nailed simple task tracking.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you keep a personal journal? by mrtimo on Thursday January 26, 2017 @11:43AM (#13492842)

Thanks for the recommendation. They also have an Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wayoflife....

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Re:Ask HN: Do you keep a personal journal? by bawigga on Friday January 27, 2017 @11:22AM (#13500649)

I recently started keeping a Bullet Journal, and one of the pages I have implemented is the Habit Grid. Sounds like an analog of the app you're using. I have about 20 things I'm interested in doing every day, so throughout the day I go and mark the ones I've done.

Google image search shows a lot of great examples.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you keep a personal journal? by Jonovono on Thursday January 26, 2017 @11:35AM (#13492759)

Ya! Love way of life! I look at the trends to make sure I am always improving.

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