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
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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.
(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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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...
> 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...?
"time can be helpful for bringing me (@jbrewer) back to thoughts that resonate *and* I wonder if having additional 'rules' to influence what past thoughts are presented to me and when might increase the likelihood that any given thought resoantes with me in a given moment."
...with this experiment, i'm wading into a question that's something like: "what might inspire me to revisit these pings in the tiny, liminal moments when i might otherwise scroll IG or TikTok?"
Also, the Highlighted app has a widget that pulls and displays random quotes I've saved and it is often way better than scrolling the other apps :) Holler if you ever want to talk about this!