Why Did I Wait So Long to Start Using Day One?
A Room of My Own
The author shares their journey with the Day One journaling app, initially finding it clunky and preferring photo books for documenting family memories. After experimenting with different journaling methods, they realized the value of using Day One for its intended purpose—simple daily journaling. Now, they appreciate its features for capturing life moments and are committed to maintaining their entries in an organized and accessible way.
23 Feb 2025
In an excited, euphoric frenzy—when I could have been doing so many more productive things—I moved all my journal notes from Obsidian into Day One, backdated them, and cleaned up entries that only had photos with no text.I even went through mementos and memories I’d once upon a time stored in Evernote and backed up in my Dropbox, exporting and backdating them into Day One (still a work in progress).