I went into Easons yesterday morning on my Christmas Shopping commando exercise. And I came across this notebook by Leuchturm1917, a German company, which allows you to record, over a period of five years, some of your daily thoughts. “Some lines a day” and “5-year memory book” it says. I am a big fan of… Continue reading The 5 year memory book-an ambitious but worthwhile project?
Category: Writing
Writing a blog post every day and still going
I made a commitment back in January or February 2022 (I think) to write a blog post on this blog every day. And I have managed to keep that commitment. It has not always been easy and some of my blog posts are short and not very good. Some have been average and the occasional… Continue reading Writing a blog post every day and still going
The greatest risk to writing a blog post daily
The times of greatest vulnerability when it comes to keeping my daily writing streak going (started in January 2022) is when I depart from my usual daily routine. Yesterday was such a day as we had a wedding in the family and were away for the night last night and this morning. It would be… Continue reading The greatest risk to writing a blog post daily
Georges Simenon’s notebooks circa 1960
The book I am reading/listening to at the moment, “When I was old” by Georges Simenon, is interesting insofar as it is based on private notebooks that Simenon wrote in 1960, 1961 and were never intended for public consumption. He tells us the primary purpose was to write them for his children. It also gave… Continue reading Georges Simenon’s notebooks circa 1960
I’m no artist
I’ve never seen myself as artistic and would never claim to be an artist. I would have viewed myself as far too pragmatic and worldly for that type of thing. But now I am torn between a number of activities which I engage in as a type of hobby and you might consider them, whisper… Continue reading I’m no artist
Writing for writing’s sake
I am reading “When I was old” by Georges Simenon at the moment. When Simenon was 57 he began, for two or three years, to write in notebooks. He shared his private thoughts about life, his observations, writing, being a novelist, how he wrote his books, and similar things. But most of all he was… Continue reading Writing for writing’s sake
Writing a blog post every day for 12 months-how it has gone
I set myself the challenge of writing a blog post on this blog every day on the 31st January 2022. I have managed to do it, too, and today is 21st February 2023. And I will keep going, keep writing a blog post every day. Sometimes, however, I wonder could I get more from the… Continue reading Writing a blog post every day for 12 months-how it has gone
Why I stopped checking my emails at breakfast
Every morning, as part of my routine whilst eating my breakfast, I check various websites on my iPad. Sites like Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, the Irish Times, TikTok, Amazon, Instagram etc. I need to check comments on my own channels or pages and remove any that are offensive. And I check the growth in subscriber numbers… Continue reading Why I stopped checking my emails at breakfast
The dilemma of my daily writing habit
I wrote yesterday about the commitment I made in January 2022 to write and publish a blog post on this blog/site every day. I have managed to achieve that daily goal and have developed what I believe to be a tremendously valuable asset; an asset for me personally and my business. The mental health benefits… Continue reading The dilemma of my daily writing habit
The daily writing commitment I made in January 2022-how has it gone?
I have been writing on this blog every day since 31st January 2022. I made a promise to myself at that time and made a public commitment to write a blog post every day. I confess to taking some pride in having done so to date. For the most part it has been easy to… Continue reading The daily writing commitment I made in January 2022-how has it gone?