Recording Thoughts

In his book Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment, Tal Ben-Shahar writes:

In research done by Robert Emmons and Michael McCullough, those who kept a daily gratitude journal — writing down at least five things for which they were grateful — enjoyed higher levels of emotional and physical well-being.

Last year I developed a strong urge to get a Moleskine softcover 18-month planner, mostly because I couldn’t - they were all sold out. This year I found one in July at a bookstore, and it is more or less perfect for this, although there’s room for just about 5 items, but not much explanation unless you use the notes page for each week. Still, a nice use for a nice notebook!

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Have you ever been in your car or somewhere else, and had that great idea or thought you wanted to record but couldn’t write it down? Go set up a free account at jott.com. You register your cell phone number, and then you can leave a message with them. But it’s much better than voice mail, because they convert it to text and then email it to you!

Not only that, but they provide a link to the original audio just in case the voice is too quiet or unintelligible.

This does essentially what voice recorders and voice recognition software do, but for free!

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Janet Tokerud over at Tech Ronin has a nice Moleskine update where she talks about her experiences and techniques. In particular, I enjoyed her comments on having a book for each location versus a book for each subject. It’s a question I’ve pondered more than once.

Have a look.

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