2023-04-28

Hmmmm. Day two with Day One

My habit is to use text editors primarily for blogging. I'll be thinking about how to use Day One. Probably over thinking it. I'm aware that most of my time with words is about sharing those words. This app seems geared towards private journaling for the sake of recording life moments. Right off I'm trying to bend it to blogging. And still considering whether or not I could do something like this in Notes.

It's far too easy to get stuck in a game of app hopping. Comparing Day One to Apple Notes and I like the Day One sidebar. The grouping by day is helpful. I can edit the dates if needed. The app includes weather and other metadata that would be a nice-to-have info when looking back.

BUT, unlike Notes, I can't view across devices. I'm not used to and don't like the navigation via the arrow keys. I'm used to using arrow keys for moving the cursor in the text. This seems like a weird choice and there's no setting to change it. Ugh.

Okay, so, I spent the last 30 minutes in Notes. If I had a nickel for every time I've played this game. But listen Linda, Linda, Honey, I think I've got something. I think perhaps I can make Notes work in more ways than one.

Let' see, do I make this a separate Note as a stand-alone-blog post? Yes.