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Recommend me a journaling system. What have worked for you? (piefed.social)

submitted 4 days ago by sk1nnym1ke@piefed.social to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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I want to take daily notes to keep track of my tasks, achievements, thoughts and appointments.

The problem is that every time I start journaling, I'm initially very motivated.

However, after one or two months, I get bored with the app or system and either switch to another one or completely abandon it.

I appreciate any advice or insights.

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[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I use the bullet journal method, the original described by Carrol in his books. One of the core strengths of it is that it still works if you get distracted and don't do it for a couple months — you can jump right back in, because there's no setup and no maintenance required beyond actually using the method.

[–] Skydancer@pawb.social 2 points 2 days ago

The key is to skip all the YouTube and instagram-ready blogger posts that turn journal decoration into a hobby. Just read Carroll's book, jump in, and pretend they don't exist.

If you can't handle the read for whatever reason and HAVE to get it from video and blog posts, what you're looking for is now called a "minimalist" bullet journal. Even then, you've still got a decent chance they're going to add distractions that will make it distracting and harder to sustain.

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Second the bullet journal. It provides a good foundation but is also very flexible. I like it because even if a given page is very "busy", I can easily find individual notes, tasks, appointments, etc.

I also like handwriting things because I'm much more likely to remember it later.

[–] nukehavoc@dice.camp 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

@jubilationtcornpone @Nemo 1000% percent.

If I don't write it down, it doesn't exist.

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

Same. I switched to a Remarkable tablet a while back (which I actually like) but before that I was definitely doing my part to support the legal pad industry.