For me this is writing about my bus or subway trip. I don't remember to do it every time, but I'll occasionally write a few paragraphs about how it went. Where I was going, how I felt, what happened. Yeah, seems mundane, but you'd be surprised what can happen or just how your mood is different from day-to-day on your usual routine. Perhaps it's just a new creative challenge or you learn something new.
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It's just fun writing about things that don't or won't matter and that you won't remember.
Those things make up your life.
Dec 19, 2024
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instead of doomscrolling the whole way, journaling while on the bus or train is very calming
Apr 11, 2025
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i know it's basic but keeping a daily journal has been one of the most grounding things in my life. you don't need to shell out $$$ on a travelers' notebook and a snazzy pen, but just repeating the daily act of physically writing your thoughts down is a wonderful thing. i keep a daily recollection/diary sort of thing along with a sort of freeform commonplace book where i jot down thoughts or lyric ideas or cool words i read and had to look up definitions of. it's nerd shit but the sort of positive affirming nerd shit that everyone needs at least a little bit of. also the amount of stuff you forget over the course of a week/month/year is astounding -- doing this is fun in part because you can read through your past entries (good and bad) again with fresh eyes.
Nov 1, 2024
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I don’t know where this comes from and it doesn’t really make sense but I will say it.
Feb 24, 2024
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it's annoying packed & you're standing holding on to a pole but you're at peace
Feb 8, 2024