How do you keep a journal when you don't want to?

Everyone agrees journaling helps; almost everyone abandons it. The trick isn't motivation — it's making the journal small enough that skipping it feels silly.

How do you keep a journal when you don't want to? — moving average crossover diagram
A fast moving average crossing a slower one

What's your low-friction journal?

  • the minimum fields you record
  • how you fit it into your day
  • what you do when you've skipped a week
How do you keep a journal when you don't want to? — drawdown and recovery diagram
An equity curve during a drawdown and its recovery

The journal guide suggests a structure you can shrink.

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