Re:Ask HN: Do you keep a personal journal?
by charris0 on Friday January 27, 2017 @04:37PM
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Thanks for posting your personal framework! I like it, quite elaborate for a single day's entry. Something I took away from your comment was the meta reflection on how you journal and what is most effective/how you could change it to be so.
Something that's really been helping me score high each day lately ( I only do a qualitative scoring entry each day and a quantitative score each week of the accumulated 'feeling' ) is writing down my 'most important tasks' but phrasing it to appeal to my reflective self, along the lines of 'What, if done, would make today a good day? / I'll be pleased with the day if...?' Writing those down first thing gives a great reference point to measure back against.
> I've learned that most days are around a 3/5 _no matter how much I accomplish...
Definitely agree that general mood and fulfillment is more than just productive accomplishment and I try and factor that in, that said, a day without learning something new / practicing something / achieving something and I'll start to feel anxious that I'm not doing enough. Though with a good enough perspective and will and mental tools you could retrospectively mold the outcome of most days to fit those points.
Something that's really been helping me score high each day lately ( I only do a qualitative scoring entry each day and a quantitative score each week of the accumulated 'feeling' ) is writing down my 'most important tasks' but phrasing it to appeal to my reflective self, along the lines of 'What, if done, would make today a good day? / I'll be pleased with the day if...?' Writing those down first thing gives a great reference point to measure back against.
> I've learned that most days are around a 3/5 _no matter how much I accomplish...
Definitely agree that general mood and fulfillment is more than just productive accomplishment and I try and factor that in, that said, a day without learning something new / practicing something / achieving something and I'll start to feel anxious that I'm not doing enough. Though with a good enough perspective and will and mental tools you could retrospectively mold the outcome of most days to fit those points.