Anonymous
04/23/2026 (Thu) 19:21
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this distinction represented a real breakthrough for me.
when all i had was one column in a standard paper-calendar i can buy in a stationary store, i would make a plan at a certain time and then things would get in the way and i had to delay and i noticed i was busy trying to make my calendar look like a diary and make sure that it accurately represents what i actually did that day. i would cross stuff out and write it in at a later time. or use whiteout and i noticed i was constantly busy re writing my day because stuff got in between.
the reason i believed this was a valuable approach worth reifining is that it gives me a birds eye view of the day. i recently found out that this deep belief i have held, is actually so common that they named it some kind of law. the law of 'something': seeing a problem absolutely clear is half the solution. and i believe this to be true.
usually when i am overwhelmed by something, i find some way (usually involving big a4 or even bigger a5 sized paper) to visualize the situation in a mindmap/flowchart style and when i have sufficiently visualized something, the solution becomes so obvious, that it jumps at me.
even planning nothing, just using the day as a diary i found to be a powerful motivator and reminder to use my time wisely. this is what the right side is for. it is a diary but not like a teenager's diary all about heartbreak and depression but about baseline stuff. when i woke up, when i went to bed, when i fell asleep, when i ate what, when i drank what, when i pooped. this thing helps me keep healthy.