![]() I use MacJournal for most of my personal writing – both journal and diary. Here is a brief rundown of the mac applications I’ve tested: Most look pretty similar to the mac offerings, but I can’t make any recommendations because I don’t use a PC anymore. When I used a PC, I just wrote in Word because there weren’t a lot of options then. I love paper, but I am digital these days. There are beautiful blank books, practical Moleskines, and ones with tiny locks and keys. There are many choices for paper diaries, which quite a few people prefer. Some planning and organization are necessary. It’s just a habit of mind, a way to give meaning and focus to existence. I don’t believe it’s because they knew they would be famous and everyone would want to read it. No guessing.Ī lot of famous people have kept diaries. Another bonus: I can settle all those petty arguments about where we ate or what movie we saw months ago I can recall gifts I’ve given and received, figure out when I last had my hair cut or talked to my mother. Most of the events are not important, but they are my life, and every now and then it’s nice to visit them again. I’m not experiencing any dementia, but at this point there are too many days in my life to remember each and every one of them. What I record is quite mundane: I stop at various points during the day, note the time, and summarize what I’ve been doing: 08:06 / working on blog idea re: diaries. I write in my diary several times a day, every day. I write in the journal when I feel like it. Details can trigger the memories we didn’t bother to write down.įor the last three years I’ve kept a diary as well as a journal. It’s the little things we tend to forget that give shape to our existence – visits, appointments, phone calls, meals, movies, conversations. When I look at my old entries – ten or more years ago – I always wish I’d spent less time venting and rambling about stuff and instead made more notes about what was actually happening. I like thinking on paper not everyone does. My journal is a tool: a place to brainstorm, sketch out ideas and vent feelings. What is the difference between a diary and a journal? Aside from the impression that ‘diary’ sounds more feminine than ‘journal,’ they have different purposes, in my opinion.Ī lot of people, including me, keep journals – especially if they write. I remembered exactly how I felt – stressed, happy, sad, and ready for the reception to begin. That day’s entry was sort of sketchy, but what I’d written triggered more memories that I hadn’t written down. I remember a lot about that day, but I looked up August 14, 2010, in my diary – just to see what I might have forgotten. The answer to that was easy: my son was married one year ago today. I don’t like spoilers, so I won’t share the importance of this remark, but it did make me think, “What was I doing a year ago today?” Plan your tasks for the following day.Last night we were watching “The Man from Earth.” In one scene, the main character asks another character, “What were you doing a year ago today?” His point: just because you can’t remember what you did, doesn’t mean you weren’t there. Take 15 minutes each evening to see what progress you've made and to move, delegate, or delete tasks and add new ones. Select your default calendar and whether to show or hide other calendars listed. To change the schedules that display from iCal, click/tap on Opus Domini > Preferences > Calendar. You can also insert images, links and documents using copy and paste. Make notes on the right side page throughout the day. Click options to Show Goals and Show Compass Items. If you want to see your goals and compass items on this page, click/tap Opus Domini > Preferences > Daily Tasks.You can also forward all uncompleted tasks to the next day. Click/tap on the left corner of the task for a pull-down menu that let's you mark the task as completed, delegate it, mark it "in progress", delete it or forward it, or send it to Master Tasks if there's no due date, but you don't want to lose track of it.tasks are important, but the world will not end if they don't get done. are tasks that absolutely must be done that day. List each task on its deadline or due date.
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