How I Use It
I usually open Talk to Myself when I want some time for my own thoughts or when something is on my mind that I don't want to lose. Sometimes I quickly write just one sentence, and sometimes one thought leads to another and I keep going for a while.
I have 9 Series for different parts of my life — things that don't end in a day. They include work, family, ideas, gratitude, learning, and other things I keep coming back to.
I also often go back to thoughts I wrote a few days ago. I find that things I don't write down are easily forgotten when more urgent things come up. We all have urgent things to deal with, but that doesn't mean they're the most important. Most of them are just part of daily life.
I try to set aside a little time — even just 10 minutes — for things that matter in the long run.
Writing things down helps me not lose those thoughts. I try to leave at least one sentence about something that mattered to me that day. Somehow, when I write something in TTM, it feels like it becomes part of my experience instead of just passing by.
At the end of the day, I start a Track and quickly check what I got done that day. It feels like officially ending my day. Whether it was a good day or not, I usually feel better after seeing what I actually did.
I don't try to organize everything. Some thoughts stay. Some continue. Some I don't need anymore.
I still have thoughts I wrote back in 2019. Before we added the timeline, I had almost no idea what I had written seven years ago.
When I first went back and read them, my own words felt strangely unfamiliar. It was almost like reading the thoughts of another person.
It was a strange feeling, and one I haven't forgotten.
That's how I use Talk to Myself.
How do you use yours?
How I Use It
I usually open Talk to Myself when I want some time for my own thoughts or when something is on my mind that I don't want to lose. Sometimes I quickly write just one sentence, and sometimes one thought leads to another and I keep going for a while.
I have 9 Series for different parts of my life — things that don't end in a day. They include work, family, ideas, gratitude, learning, and other things I keep coming back to.
I also often go back to thoughts I wrote a few days ago. I find that things I don't write down are easily forgotten when more urgent things come up. We all have urgent things to deal with, but that doesn't mean they're the most important. Most of them are just part of daily life.
I try to set aside a little time — even just 10 minutes — for things that matter in the long run.
Writing things down helps me not lose those thoughts. I try to leave at least one sentence about something that mattered to me that day. Somehow, when I write something in TTM, it feels like it becomes part of my experience instead of just passing by.
At the end of the day, I start a Track and quickly check what I got done that day. It feels like officially ending my day. Whether it was a good day or not, I usually feel better after seeing what I actually did.
I don't try to organize everything. Some thoughts stay. Some continue. Some I don't need anymore.
I still have thoughts I wrote back in 2019. Before we added the timeline, I had almost no idea what I had written seven years ago.
When I first went back and read them, my own words felt strangely unfamiliar. It was almost like reading the thoughts of another person.
It was a strange feeling, and one I haven't forgotten.
That's how I use Talk to Myself.
How do you use yours?