There are many ways to track experience in writing, and I’m a fan of the various forms that diaries, or proto-diaries, or sort-of-diaries, can take: 17th century printed almanacs with inserted blanks covered with scribbled notes of journeys, illnesses, money; financial accounts that get revised into narrative accounts of a day (this was Samuel Pepys’ method); or unfurling accounts of scandal and gossip, written with a novelistic fullness, like
A friend has a similar approach using 1 Second Everyday (1SE) an application which allows the user to record one second of video every day and then to compile and publish a monthly video.
A great and simple way to start and maintain a habit. It reminded me of a somewhere I worked several jobs ago where a new office clock came with an alarm set for 4.48pm - we turned it into an excuse to post a photo of the office on Twitter every day at that time.
Adam,
Thanks so much for those very handy tips regarding memory of things that can quietly slip by us in our busy lives.
At my age ,80, I find this process to really help. From these snippets, you can reconstruct a poem or prose that can be expanded.
I love your thought processes. Keep up your good work, my friend.
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thank you so much!
A friend has a similar approach using 1 Second Everyday (1SE) an application which allows the user to record one second of video every day and then to compile and publish a monthly video.
I love that! I may well try it.
A great and simple way to start and maintain a habit. It reminded me of a somewhere I worked several jobs ago where a new office clock came with an alarm set for 4.48pm - we turned it into an excuse to post a photo of the office on Twitter every day at that time.
Love this!
This is such a wonderful idea. I enjoyed reading this very much.
Thank you Lloyd!
I was there too watching traitors on 24 January!
I really enjoyed this
Thank you Marcie.