Re:The ‘Real You’ Is a Myth
by naasking on Thursday September 27, 2018 @08:04AM
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> The data is various, but the software is the same. The consistency of reasoning between now and then is incredible.
Don't underestimate the environmental factor that your journal provides. Perhaps you're most consistent than most because you can and have read your prior journal entries, and this preserves the consistency of your reasoning over time.
Kind of like studying: it's well known that more frequent review of material dramatically improves retention.
Re:The ‘Real You’ Is a Myth
by mkane848 on Thursday September 27, 2018 @09:28AM
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I agree, I've actually made a point to not read older entries before I write anything new in mine and wait until afterwards or an entirely different time specifically for reading it and not writing because I've noticed this effect in myself.
Don't underestimate the environmental factor that your journal provides. Perhaps you're most consistent than most because you can and have read your prior journal entries, and this preserves the consistency of your reasoning over time.
Kind of like studying: it's well known that more frequent review of material dramatically improves retention.