The longest-standing habit of my life is journaling. I started keeping a diary when I was 10 or 11. It was sporadic, but solidified as a habit when I started writing more as a teen. Now I have boxes of filled notebooks…. and writing in my journal is a sacred morning ritual.

@Annie I've been journalling consistently for more than 7 years now, and it's been wonderful for me, too. My relationship with it only seems to get deeper. A part of me is surprised that 'little Jas' didn't keep a diary as a kid.

@jasraj @annie It’s ironic — but perhaps no coincidence — that some of the most common and enjoyable rituals are those that completely eschew technology.

@Annie you and John Quincy Adams are like this: 🤞🏽

@Annie I tried many times, failed as many times to make it a habit. I have no idea what to write about that doesn't come over as predictable and trite. Anyway, I mostly go towards the dark thoughts and ideas, which don't bring any joy. So I usually quit after a few days of such torture. I must have some of that Khan blood in me, secretly wanting mayhem and slaughter.

@jasraj journaling (from any point onward) gives such a rich history. It's amazing to look back even a year or so and see what you were thinking then v now.

@pimoore @jasraj It is, though it could be argued that pen and paper are a type of technology too.

@lukemperez We're homies.

@renevanbelzen Well definitely if it felt like torture to me, I wouldn't continue. (And I am pretty sure that large portions of what I journal about are both predictable and trite, but oh well! No one else has to read them.)

@pimoore Yeah :) I was being a bit facetious.