Bnonn, I know this wasn't the main point of this article, but I'd be interested in knowing more about your daily journaling habit and whether you think it's helpful for men. What sorts of things do you journal about?
Good question. It's not really a journal so much as a tracker. I have a number of items I want to turn into habits, or are hard to really establish as habits but I still want to do as often as possible, so I have a little symbol for each of these. Every day I put down a black circle next to each one that I've done well, and an open circle if I did it poorly. No circle means I failed, obviously. I also list all the tasks I need to do, and mark these off as I complete them. Occasionally I'll write down notable events as well, but that is relatively uncommon. It's not a diary. If there's some important insight or event that I want to capture more fully (like a strange dream for instance), I'll just use an icon on that day to indicate that I have created an entry in my knowledge management system (Obsidian) on my computer.
This is a system I have developed over a few years to help me basically just get things done. It's sort of a modified dot journal. I think many men could benefit from it, though everyone will want to personalize it to their own needs. Anyone who struggles with task management would probably find it helpful...especially people who keep trying hi-tech solutions. I have tried basically every system invented, and just kept coming back to basic pen and paper as the only reliable, effective method.
Bnonn, I know this wasn't the main point of this article, but I'd be interested in knowing more about your daily journaling habit and whether you think it's helpful for men. What sorts of things do you journal about?
Good question. It's not really a journal so much as a tracker. I have a number of items I want to turn into habits, or are hard to really establish as habits but I still want to do as often as possible, so I have a little symbol for each of these. Every day I put down a black circle next to each one that I've done well, and an open circle if I did it poorly. No circle means I failed, obviously. I also list all the tasks I need to do, and mark these off as I complete them. Occasionally I'll write down notable events as well, but that is relatively uncommon. It's not a diary. If there's some important insight or event that I want to capture more fully (like a strange dream for instance), I'll just use an icon on that day to indicate that I have created an entry in my knowledge management system (Obsidian) on my computer.
This is a system I have developed over a few years to help me basically just get things done. It's sort of a modified dot journal. I think many men could benefit from it, though everyone will want to personalize it to their own needs. Anyone who struggles with task management would probably find it helpful...especially people who keep trying hi-tech solutions. I have tried basically every system invented, and just kept coming back to basic pen and paper as the only reliable, effective method.