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8 Post author: RobertLumley 10 February 2012 09:43PM

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Comment author: erratio 10 February 2012 11:13:42PM 17 points [-]

Looks potentially over-detailed for something you're just starting out on - you might have more longterm success by starting out with a smaller number of things to record and then step it up after a month or so.

Also beware journalling turning into either another thing to procrastinate from or a tool to procrastinate from other tasks.

Comment author: RobertLumley 11 February 2012 12:14:15AM 0 points [-]

Thanks for the warning - I don't think it will be. I'm going to make myself do it right before I go to bed, which helps with that. Yesterday, I didn't have the time to write anything detailed, so I wrote two sentences to that effect, filled out my spreadsheet and went to bed. It took maybe two minutes. The previous day I wrote about two pages. So it all just depends.