The pandemic changed how i journal and how i see journaling as part of my life. I spent the last 4 years decorating notebooks with stickers and pictures, and writing about the intriguing and the routinary bits of my life. I also wrote about the lives of the characters and people I've encountered through movies, series, books and songs.
The life-changing events of the last 2 months forced me to change how i see journaling. *Disclaimer: It wasn't dramatic at all.*
Initially, i created the usual journal entries. That lasted until I realised how boring it is to do the same things over and over. Familiarity breeds contempt, as they say. The realisation coincided with my decision not to follow the restrictive path of documenting documenting. The constant pressure to do aesthetically pleasing journal entries is suffocating. Stimulating in the beginning, but it slowly limits the ability to innovate.
What happened next was an experiment- I tried different ways that'll direct me to the same endpoint. I made playlists, spontaneous journal entires, digital journal entries, updated this blog, etc. Some were successful experiments, but others weren't. I guess if there's a take-away from that experience, it's the ability of humans to always find ways to solve their problems.
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