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I once did a ‘thought’ log – I think it was in 1998. Basically, I jotted down my thoughts for one full year. In 2000 I decided to repeat this process using my (then) brand-new palm pilot. Click on a date to jump to a certain day, the arrows to progress one day fore or backward, and drag the months to get to the second half of the year.
02/09/2009
Hi David
interesting to read your thoughts …
But I wonder whether it is such a good idea to make your thoughts available in the internet. Just imagine a conversation like this:
“Herr Maas, you have a great portfolio and we would love to give you the job. But in your thought log we stumbled upon this entry on March 25th: ‘I am hungry, maybe I should go for lunch.’ This has lead us to the conclusion that you are not really goal-oriented. I’m sorry, we have to look for someone else.”
Or even worse:
“Herr Maas, in your thought log on October 19th you wrote: ‘It’s raining outside’. We have to arrest you because you are very likely preparing subversive actions against the state.”
02/09/2009
Hi Christopher!
I also thought about that… I figure if someone’s going to browse my abstruse thoughts and find something half way coherent, then they’re already showing so much more effort than ready the up-front self-portrayals at facebook or such.
Worse is the fact that I have no more recollection of what’s in there myself, so if someone where to confront me with something I report doing there, I most likely wouldn’t have a clue!
02/09/2009
I think it needs only a litle bit of personal acquaintance to fill in the missing gaps and one can find A LOT of coherent thoughts and recurring themes in your log. If you want, I can give you a short synopsis of ‘The Life of David in the Year 2000′ – but this might end up rather surprising and embarrassing!
02/09/2009
Ermmm… should I be scared? I think I should be scared.