Topic: An excerpt from my new longform digital journal
Anonymous A started this discussion 3 years ago#103,865
"I went to Walmart and got some Pilot G2 pens and a hole punch to use on this journal. I used to use Pilot G2s way back in the high school days and some time after that, but I developed a strong love for the Zebra G-402 when I was working for Speedway. I lost that pen and haven’t been able to find one I liked since then. I found a ballpoint version of the Zebra, but I really just don’t like ballpoint pens. Gel or die, and that’s a hill that I’ll die on. I’ll take a little tiny bit of smear if it means that my pen is going to glide over the paper like an ice skater.
I bought that hole punch because my plan is to print out these individual pages and put them in a binder that’s easily accessible. I’m a real nerd when it comes to that shit, and maybe it’s rooted in narcissism, but I really love the idea of having a chronological book of the history of my life from this point on in time. I have a few pages that I wrote back in 2011 that I could incorporate into it, but the gap would be considerable enough that it might just be awkward. I dunno. At the same time, I know that I’ve wasted a lot of time by not journaling consistently. I have a written longform journal that only has a few entries in it and the entries are spaced out pretty far. I just don’t know how to get my pen to move as fast as my brain does. My brain moves so motherfucking fast and it’s impossible to keep up."
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 3 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,170,449
I've kept a diary for about 3 years and it's great, it really is. However they suck time. I was averaging about 20 minutes a day. I'd often be a week or two behind, which is not ideal. My opinion: keep it to 10 minutes a day, on average. Also never share your diary with a loved one. They'll ask for permission to read which can be annoying.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 3 years ago, 8 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,170,451
@previous (E)
I sometimes worry about what will happen to all mine when I die. I have about 7 pocket notebooks which I've used for bullet journaling over the years, which feature to-do lists and logs of almost everything I did for every day, sometimes dark thoughts I'd have throughout the day, etc.
Like, shit that would undoubtedly get me canceled. So I wonder if in the future, if I ever have children, or if my nieces and nephews were to find my journals after I die, what will they say about me? I guess it won't matter because I'll be dead, but the thought is interesting.