I have multiple journaling systems

I capture and document information in various formats. Here’s a list of each journal type I create, along with its purpose and the tools I use.

  • Thoughts / Statuses 11.1
    • Purpose
      • Explore ideas in a semi-public but low-pressure format.
      • Easy to do thinking. Thoughtstorming. Thinking out loud.
    • Tools
      • Mastodon as a backend.
      • Mona for storing and organizing thoughts in threads.
      • I have to bookmark threads for easy finding and appending new ideas. Mostly kept append-only, to see the whole thought formation over time.
    • Ideas
      • Maybe I should start these threads as “Thinking about XYZ…”.
  • Interstitial journal
    • Purpose
      • Maintain a journal to document OmniFocus projects, engage in sensemaking, and quickly outline project plans. These plans are typically extracted and stored in dedicated TaskPaper or Bike files.
    • Tools
      • Managed in TaskPaper.
  • Private journal entries
    • Purpose
      • Document my daily life, personal reflections, or private thoughts that I want to keep track of and also remind myself about.
    • Tools
      • Day One / Journal.app for storing and reviewing them. Occasionally, I might draw insights from these entries that can turn into more public or structured notes.
  • Note Development / Zettelkasten
    • Purpose
      • Write daily notes about articles I read.
      • Build a permanent, networked knowledge base or “building blocks” of my thinking.
      • A resource to consult for ideas, forming the “backbone” of my knowledge.
    • Tools
  • Blog Posts / Articles
    • Purpose
      • Public-facing content—share refined ideas with an external audience. May start as a collection of Zettelkasten notes or microblog threads, refined into an organized piece.
    • Tools

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