every day before going to sleep I…
digging a hole [06]
Hey, szy here!
Today, I want to tune in with the writing about some of the process behind my recent attempts at making an app/website. The main idea for the app is to create a space to be reflective.
How did it come about?
When I started applying for jobs I also started journaling. At the beginning, It was meant to help me practice narrating my daily experiences with more insight and attention to details to be able to narrate whatever I will have to do in the job interviews with more ease and atmosphere.
For that I’ve got myself some paper notebooks and every day before going to sleep I sit to write down whatever I want to, whatever I feel. It’s a lot about what I ate, how worse the weather is getting every day and how that makes the cycling to the studio less and less pleasant. Anyhow, I really enjoy this ritual—it feels easy and necessary.
How I would use the app
In the morning I give myself a moment to remember or read again what I was journaling about yesterday night and write a very short overview of it, things I want to remember. If I want to remember something about that entry specifically I would just highlight it with one word repeated three times—“Gnocchi gnocchi gnocchi”. Another thing I might note down is what the practice of journaling is doing to me, what is it resurfacing, if there are any patterns I can see being shaped by sitting down to writing every day.
Example one-liners
index of your writing that appears in different places, especially the physical ones
An app for the rhythm of thoughts
A page turned into a word
I’m thinking of projects like “yellow squares” by Elijah or Gather app by Spencer Chang. They both deal with a way of distilling your thinking and archives into something accessible, easy to go back, trace it to a specific moment in time and make space for discussing it and sharing with others.
Do you resonate with any of these ideas? If so, feel free to contribute with feedback, new ideas or a word of encouragement.