this little prototype shows a random ping [i] from my drop journal --- i. “ping” = shorthand for a breadcrumb or portal back to a feeling, resonant idea, etc.
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I love this! I've used Day One in a similar fashion because they have the "this day x years ago" feature but often wish for a more randomized way to surface stuff I might not find again
(eeek! it looks like i might've muddled the threads a bit :o reply linked below...
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> often wish for a more randomized way to resurface stuff...
mmm!
to make sure im accurately understanding, are you saying something like what I'm about to post in a reply to this one...?
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Yes! That’s very much what was on my mind
gotcha gotcha, ok! ...this aligns with my experience too. are there particular "filters" [i] you can see potentially being interesting to you? E.g. "around this time?", "this day of the week", "never revisited", etc. - - - i. im not sure "filters" is the word...
oh, josh: we started exploring different ways of resurfacing past pings (below) if you can imagine other lenses/views, we’d be eager to hear - - - i.
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a first pass at showing a few lenses/views to revisit past “pings” through…
so far, there’s:
- “For You”
- “On this day”
- “Around this time”
- “Resonant”
- “Recent”
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