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Hi,

It's sad to hear that you need to take time off from this community but I can understand not having the time. I'd like to wish you all the best for your personal matters.

I may post a weekly thread if I can think of something interesting. I'd like to keep the weekly thread going, because it is fun.

I don't know if you're using debian but I encountered the same issue. The wiki has instructions to fix this (section create essential directories):

Debian wiki

I don't read past entries often, but it is definitely good to have them, in case I want to look back at something it could contain some details that I completely forgot about. It also helps remembering when something happened, since every entry has the date on it.

At my desk, usually in the evening, with only my desk lamp lighting the room. That creates a really nice atmosphere for writing. And sometimes on the balcony, if the weather is nice.

How long do the prints last? I've heard that they fade rather quickly

The method that works for me is when I wake up and still have some time left, I try to fall asleep again. If you fall asleep, it'll be a light sleep, that's when you're most likely to have a dream.

Most of the time, I'll write it down the evening after, because I don't have time in the morning, either. I can usually recall most of the details, so that is not an issue.

Interesting, I never thought about it like that (nearing my 60s). I decided to get rid of that ‘perfectionist paralysis’ of mine, like I used to call it, in my early 30s and never looked back but to this day it has remained a constant fight. I mean, I could as easily today spend weeks rewriting a single paragraph exactly like, in my 20s I was endlessly rewriting the first few sentences of most stories I wanted to write but never finished writing. Switching back to analog helped me a lot in that regard: rewriting by hand is a slow and painful process compared to the constant temptation of instantly editing on a computer screen, so writing longhand I quickly stopped mindlessly editing… but I don’t think I’m smarter or wiser than I was back then. More aware of my laziness, maybe ;)

That is probably one of the differences between analog and digital: On a computer, you'd go back and revise your sentences a few times, while on paper, where this isn't as easily done, you just leave it.

For example, I was into that church a few days ago. I did not describe it in my journal despite having a lot to say about it. I only put down my impression of the quietness (damaged by the constant roaring noise of urban traffic, as the church is on a very busy street of Paris) and of its huge ceiling light plus the many light bulbs placed absolutely everywhere. I also wrote how, imho, electric light in old churches, that one at least, has ruined its mood by erasing any notion of deepness (very little shadows anywhere), uncertainty and stuff like that (like how those old churches were never built with electric lighting in mind, only candle and sun light which are so different and how electricity, by lighting everything equally, has made everything indifferent or too certain, merely a prop which churches like this one were not supposed to be). Anyone reading that passage of my journal would have no idea what the inside of that church looked like but would get a pretty accurate description of what I imagined the (non-electric) original light to be like, back then and how I think electricity has destroyed all of its magic. A couple or maybe three paragraphs, no more ;)

I think for this taking a picture would be best. A picture says more than a thousand words, as they say. That is one thing I'd like to do for my journal, but I have to figure out a method first for printing it, that doesn't cost me an arm and a leg :-D . This is were digital journaling shines, as you can just add as many pictures as you like.

Sorry :-/

For me personally, perfectionism is something that you lose as you get older. When I was younger, I wasted a lot of time on insignificant details, rather than focus on getting something done. Now I can put my focus and motivation on the things that actually matter and getting it done is more important than getting it perfect (which you're not going to achieve on the first try anyway).

As for my journal, I don't mind bad handwriting or clumsy sentences, the only thing I worry is if I'm giving enough detail. On the one hand I want to keep it brief, but on the other hand, I don't want to miss out on important things. Before writing I have to think about what I want to include and what is OK to leave out.

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You're welcome

I hate autocorrect in general. It doesn't understand the concept of multiple languages in the same text, it doesn't understand dialects and sometimes it even tries to correct words that are written correctly. One of the first things I turn off on every new device