State the Obvious

I always wanted to keep a journal, problem is, I never believe to have anything important to write in it. I live a pretty dull life. I go to school, I eat, I think about Malin, and I might go on an occasional trip. What’s the fun in that.

So I never gotten around to do it.

When I started the Japanese Dreams project I decided to buy a notebook to use only for this project. Whenever I wrote something it it, I would cross over as soon as it was done. By doing his, I would see that being in a project wasn’t as hard as I had believed.

It turned out that I got ideas all the time, and since this book tended to be close to me whenever I had it, I wrote them down, but made sure to separate them from the project.

All the sudden I saw that some of the ideas I had could be integrated into the project – I could call the same person and ask two questions at the same time.

So, the book was upgraded to be my companion in my day-to-day life. If I hear a song, I’ll write the title in the book, next to the date. If I have things to do, I make a to-do list, and put the date next to it. By doing this, I can see what I have left to do, and tat one can actually do a lot of things faster then expected.

I was lousy to remember those smart quotes that I read in books. Now, I just scribble them down, and whenever I need them, they are right there.

Presto, I got my journal.