journal cadence

[spacefem]

I swear, sometime at the old site I had posted a list of daily theme/topics that I was going to turn to to make sure I had a well balanced journal full of entries that my future self would appreciate. I can't for the life of me find it so I'm going to just start over.

This isn't to imply I want to post every day - I think 1-4 times a week would be perfect. I can skip around.

Sunday: Memories or other big philosophy-driving parables
Monday: Work
Tuesday: Family
Wednesday: Goals (health, finance, well-being)
Thursday: An event that happened this week
Friday: Something light and amusing
Saturday: Media (books, shows, sites)

Other good ideas
Respond to someone's comment with a whole post
Ask for advice
Re-run - I've realized the power in retelling and refining a story
Tell small events as they happened, then summarize them later
Never assume that my readers know what's going on (this is projection - I hate to admit this but I constantly read my friends page and can't remember things like crap who is Roger is that her husband?)
Occasionally re-introduce myself

Comments

[susandennis]

This made me laugh. I never remember who Roger is. AND it's even a million times worse with those who call people by initials. I end up thinking have my readers page is filled with devout practitioners of incest.

[brittdreams]

Are you familiar with The Moth from PRX? It really highlights the value in refining and retelling a story, imo.

I'm excited to see you post here more!

[spacefem]

I love that podcast, it's so good!

Interestingly enough one of my most viral tiktoks was originally a journal entry, then a Toastmasters speech, then a story told at the 2016 March For Science, before I posted it online. I had the story! Everyone has stories! It's so good to get them down.

[brittdreams]

So true! I think a lot of people just need some support in telling their story, especially a lot of the STEM students I've worked with.