How Do You Use Diarium Beyond Journaling?

ptj

Drew Raminez
What factors favoured your final decision?
Is there a way to integrate the two apps?

RachelT

satnav I love this idea, but I also love seeing the calendar view with thumbnail photos. If we could have separate journals, this would definitely be a priority

Martti_S

I do dictation on my. iPhone but I cannot recall how to do it on Mac desktop.
I am sure it is possible. Please help!

Martti_S

It works with the MacWhisper-application installed on my MBookAir.
I had the mic set up for an external microphone. Now it works.

Drew Raminez

ptj Since they are technically made for completely different purposes, I chose to use both. Because of its "on this day" and location-based features, I chose to use Diarium primarily for something I wanted to preserve and remember. Pkm and some work-related tasks are the primary use cases for Capacities.

Unfortunately, you cannot integrate the two.

Rachel

Drew Raminez

So you still are with both? I really like Capacities but there's just a couple of things I don't like that make me hesitant to use it as a primary journal.

I'm also using Tana as a journal and the mobile application is sloooow but it does eveything else I want so it's hard to give up.

DavidCox

Drew Raminez
I keep thinking of new ways. For example, I write short poems. On any given day I'll write one, and put #poetry with it. Then with a search I can have me poems over the years all in one place. I also consult with Copilot on day to day personal issues for reflective feedback and advice. (With the mutual understanding that it's non therapeutic and not a replacement for human therapy.) Then I can copy and paste the "gist" , the nuggets of insight onto tat day's Diarium post. Overall I'm thrilled. David

Ann

vinskad3 That does not sound boring to me. I use mine similarly to you, but in integration with ToDoist where I keep more structured, more serious, and more permanent facts and ideas. Diarium works better for me for in-progress items and quick notes. They are both indispensible and I am grateful that they play well together.

Drew Raminez

Rachel Yes, I’m still using both. I usually use Diarium as a travel journal or when I’m outside. I mainly take photos, upload them, save the location, and add a few notes.

For long-form journaling, though, Capacities really suits me better. I created a dedicated object called “Life Tea” where I keep all my reflections. I can add photos, GIFs, memes, or even embeds. I also like that Capacities is block-based, so I can arrange and design my entries however I want, almost like a blog.

Dee

vinskad3

I do this as well, but I already use Calendar on my iPhone for things that aren’t that interesting (not something I would want to print out later). Since Diarium has the added benefit of photos, which I don’t need for appointments, I use Diarium for travels, thoughts, activities, accomplishments — things I might want my kids to read in the future. It’s also fun for me to look back on and remind myself of something as simple as the peonies blooming in the garden a few years ago, the dog playing in the yard with 3 feet of snow, or lunch with a friend — glimpses of life. I’ve already shared some with others; and they very much enjoy it too.

Malcolm

I'm in my 60s, and new to diarium, but I have several uses planned:

1) A standard journal - thoughts, emotions, events, reflections going forward.

2) Digitising my old paper notebooks. I tend only to journal at times of stress or change, and when I'm travelling. I plan to photograph pages from the old journals, add them to the relevant date, then read them out loud and have the phone transcribe them.

3) Consolidating Family History. Some years ago my father made a doc with a timeline of major events and dates in his life. My sister and I did something similar. I can transfer those entries into my Diarium as well.

4) Memoirs. That's a pretentious word but as I get older I wish someone had written down the stories and memories my parents shared. Now when those stories surface in my brain I'll have somewhere quick and easy to store them.

At some point in the future I may export and print some of this.

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