This is just an ad...<p>Anyway, I like journaling. I don't see a reason to reduce it to an either/or activity. I use Obsidian and "jumble" my practical note taking with my introspective stuff. Plus it shows me upcoming birthdays, the daily weather, and a fun picture of a dog![1]<p>Hold on, I may have just invented a cool new app! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯<p>[1]: obligatory dog photos: <a href="https://imgur.com/a/y6bOEid" rel="nofollow">https://imgur.com/a/y6bOEid</a>
A friend once told me that I'd get a lot more out of journalling if I first write what I did that day/week/month. Once that's done, to write about feelings and angst and joy.<p>I think that it honestly is great advice. When i look back on my journal, it's good to know where my headspace was, but I also feel tgat knowing where and with who i was is super informative.<p>But as others have said this article is little more than an ad with little info.
Years ago I read this great book about that first category of journaling, although IMO a fast pen and paper gives the right balance of stream of consciousness and output speeds<p><a href="https://nataliegoldberg.com/books/writing-down-the-bones/" rel="nofollow">https://nataliegoldberg.com/books/writing-down-the-bones/</a>