Journaling in some form or another has been a hobby of mine since my preteen days (I'm 46 this year, so over 30 years and almost 40 - sheesh) so the fact that despite the internet and social media and doom scrolling, I always try to go back to it. From bullet journaling to now brain stacking (brainstacking - one word? eh, whatever). Brain stacking, per the videos I have perused upon the clock app, is setting aside time to stimulate your brain, i.e. puzzles like sudoku, word search, cross word, alongside journaling, with or without a prompt, doing some crafting, and/or doing some reading. So, I picked it up, because of course I did.
My current brain stacking that I'm attempting to form a habit around is:
- Journaling (unlimited time)
- Reflecting on the day in The Daily Stoic, 365 Zen, 365 Daily Advice from the Heart (Dalai Lama)
- Reading a chapter of the Study Bible (My goal is the whole bible)
- Reading The Quran 365 Selections
- 15 minutes reading Non-Fiction: Don't Know Much About the Bible by Kenneth C. Davis
- 15 minutes reading Fiction: Bloodstorm by Heather Gladney
I'd like to add some form of language learning, such as continuing Japanese, or continuing Mandarin Chinese, or Spanish or even Arabic. But that is a lot for an evening routine. I would like to add it somewhere in my life again, but I'll establish this brain stacking habit first. I need to shorten the habit list above but I'll figure it out eventually.
What are some of your journaling/daily reflection habits?
Moving on the subject of a social media platform leaving the internet,
Pillowfort announced yesterday that it is closing December 4 2026. It had seemed like a viable alternative to Tumblr's anti-nsfw changes and to Twitter's overall changes and eventual sale to a certain individual but it never fully picked up in a sustainable way. Especially since it was trying to run solely on member funding and donations to avoid being dictated to by the companies who would advertise, which is what happened to Tumblr. I had started some accounts there and periodically attempted to go back, but ultimately the way I use the internet and the way Pillowfort was set up just didn't mesh. So I'd go back to see if anything had changed and when I got frustrated I went back to previous areas. It also didn't help that the people I interact with most on a day to day basis weren't there. That also had influence.
It's a sad day. Pillowfort is someone's home base and they will have to relocate.
Speaking of home base, DW is where I've been trying to cross-post a lot of my internet stuff to and it's a work in progress. At the moment, mostly I just post when I've finished a book or a fanfic. I keep chipping away at it, whatever it is.
Well, have a good day y'all. I'll be back.
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josilverdragon Oct. 22nd, 2026 01:58 am)