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moridinamael comments on Group Rationality Diary, Oct. 6-18, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: moridinamael 07 October 2015 04:56:47PM *  7 points [-]

I ripped off the concept of the 5-Minute Journal and made an Autohotkey script which populates a text file with a blank template that looks basically like this:

date


inspiring quote


I am grateful for:

Three amazing things happened recently: 1. 2. 3.

Notes on recent meditation:

Top Items from To-Do App: 1. 2. 3.

Top priorities for the day: 1. 2. 3.

What would make today great?

What could have made today better?


Daily affirmations:

Every morning I open Evernote and execute the script so this text automatically appears. I have found it surprisingly helpful to provide distinct sections for picking the top tasks for my preferred to-do app Nozbe, and then separately listing my top priorities for the day. Sometimes what you want to get done that day has nothing to do with the items on your to-do list, and that can lead to a feeling of stuckness. Separating the two lists allows me to see what past-me thought was important while accommodating what present-me actually wants to do.