Why do we chronicle our lives? Is it mortality? Or immortality?

30+ years of hoarding my “digital treasure”: photos, receipts, GPX tracks, dreams, even that MP3 I’ll never organize. Proof I existed? Or proof I spent way too much time proving I existed? The full story:

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Just hit 25 million words in my digital journal.

Not looking for fanfare. Just wanted to quietly mark the milestone with like-minded people.

It started as a daily habit over two decades ago, and somehow… here we are. Grateful for the process and what it’s taught me.

Just hit 25 million words in my digital journal.

It started as a daily habit over two decades ago, and somehow… here we are. Grateful for the process and what it’s taught me.

Not looking for fanfare. Just wanted to quietly mark the milestone with like-minded people.

Just hit 25 million words in my digital journal. Not looking for fanfare. Just wanted to quietly mark the milestone.

It started as a daily habit over two decades ago, and somehow… here we are. Grateful for the practice and what it’s taught me.

If you’d told me 30 years ago that I’d one day be sitting atop a 25-million-word journal, I’d have rolled my eyes hard enough to sprain an optic nerve.

The journey wasn’t linear. It was more like a Rube Goldberg machine clicking into place a piece at a time.

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I’ve been journaling continuously for over 26 years, and along the way, I’ve reflected deeply on this simple question: Why journal? I’ve accumulated thoughtful responses based on my experience and extensive analysis of my entries.

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How many of you actually go back and read your journal entries? If so, what percentage of them do you revisit?

Rethinking Meaning: A More Grounded 4.5-Factor Model.

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How digging through my own journals helped me build a meaning-making model that fits how I live and what I value.

After 25+ years of journaling, reflection, and analysis, here’s the version I now work with.

Personal Analysis Beats Borrowed Wisdom

People crave life hacks and shortcuts. It’s comforting to believe someone else figured everything out long ago.

What if you had better answers tucked away in your journals? Your journals contain insights crafted for you, by you.

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Are you analyzing your digital journals? Why or why not?

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ISO people interested in longer-term analysis of their journals. It seems we are a rare bunch!

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I’m just learning how to use Feeds.

Please share your pro-tips if I’m making noob mistakes!

TIA.

I started a publication on Medium that may interest digital journalers and diarists.

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OK if I link to a journaling publication I just launched on Medium? If not please let me know or remove.

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I’m glad to see this. thanks for creating it. I’m looking forward to connecting with other journalers here.