kk so then we need to explain what you're adding a journal to.
@internetvin has mentioned that FL should feel more like a /place/ wherever possible so let's start there.
if futureland is a place, what kind of place is it?
futureland is a place…
- to create, keep, track, and measure more of what matters to you
- for creative people to…
helps to answer what it is, and who it is for.,
what - futureland is a place (a community, an online journal, it's a thing you visit, but also a place you exist)
what - futureland is a collection of tools
what - futureland is a new kind of journal
the issue that I have with /journal is that it relates too directly to an existing symbol and it sets up FL in opposition to "old" journals. As a human my question is why do I need a new kind of journal? The value of journaling with FL isn't inherent in the word journal itself.
who - artists* and creative people* or people who create*
there's also an element of ambition in FL, we start journals because we want to mindfully record, or track, or learn, or create a thing on an ongoing basis and see what happens. because we want to watch ourselves evolve.
we want to create and be things that don't exist yet. not in the sense that they don't exist tangibly (although this is also true) but in that we don't know what will exist if we keep doing the things that we're doing. in a way it's also a place for experiments. which has always felt like the vibe. many of us are people who are /trying/ to do something and /seeing/ what happens.
FL is unique in that it's the place that we both try and see or show what happens.
so is FL a place for running, measuring, and tracking creative experiments?
there's also an element of organization and motivation. daily, for example, empowers you to do the things that you want to be doing more often. it's an easy way to commit to an experiment. the thesis is that every day is the right cadence to run many or most experiments.
that to /be/ something (an identity statement) you simply have to do that thing everyday.
you are what you do. so do more of what you want to be.
- I also understand that this doesn't apply to ALL FL users. but it's definitely the most consistent thread amongst them.
in a way, FL is a place for people who want to become who they are by doing what they want every day.
it's a tool for experimental living.