This is brilliant to read. I recently gained access to my old Microsoft note, and I found all my journals/notes and it was such an emotional interaction with my past self. Your article also reminded me of Jcole 's "Bomb in the Ville" where he spoke to his past self.
I guess my bother in building this capsule is this: I may get stuck in the wisdom of old self, and perhaps miss out on my current self. In Sandman's Second season, (imo the best ever TV series made), the new dream of the endless encountered this same challenge. He was faced between building his legacy as the new dream or stick to the previous dreams. Without giving a spoiler if you haven't watched it, he made a decision, an untraditional one; one that required him to ask himself how much his past self played a role in his current self.
I find what you have done an incredible and admirable feat that requires meticulous details and documentation; but for me, the cathedral will serve more like a hug to me , and reminder of myself than a source of wisdom or guidance.
Oh I'm with you on Sandman (I don't think it's the best, but pretty gooood!) and I love your point on how the 'new Sandman' had to essentially decide how to engage with the legacy of his predecessor to not let it drown out his own unique identity and motives. I also like your framing as using temporal wisdom as hug to your past self; that's such a great way to see it. But I guess my question is if you can turn back to that version of you for nostalgic (re)connection, why can't you turn back to it for guidance as well? Do both have to be mutually exclusive?
Thank you, Lucia! Never say never o. You won't know until you start. I thought same when I started the journal in our third year at ALU, but it's come such a long way since.
This is brilliant to read. I recently gained access to my old Microsoft note, and I found all my journals/notes and it was such an emotional interaction with my past self. Your article also reminded me of Jcole 's "Bomb in the Ville" where he spoke to his past self.
I guess my bother in building this capsule is this: I may get stuck in the wisdom of old self, and perhaps miss out on my current self. In Sandman's Second season, (imo the best ever TV series made), the new dream of the endless encountered this same challenge. He was faced between building his legacy as the new dream or stick to the previous dreams. Without giving a spoiler if you haven't watched it, he made a decision, an untraditional one; one that required him to ask himself how much his past self played a role in his current self.
I find what you have done an incredible and admirable feat that requires meticulous details and documentation; but for me, the cathedral will serve more like a hug to me , and reminder of myself than a source of wisdom or guidance.
Oh I'm with you on Sandman (I don't think it's the best, but pretty gooood!) and I love your point on how the 'new Sandman' had to essentially decide how to engage with the legacy of his predecessor to not let it drown out his own unique identity and motives. I also like your framing as using temporal wisdom as hug to your past self; that's such a great way to see it. But I guess my question is if you can turn back to that version of you for nostalgic (re)connection, why can't you turn back to it for guidance as well? Do both have to be mutually exclusive?
This is really brilliant. I’ve been needing a better, more organized way to track my thoughts… definitely going to try this.
Thanks, David! That's excitingggg - please build that system! And email me what you build. I'd love to have a look.
Thank you! I’ll definitely build it and share it with you when it’s ready.
This is genius. I'll probably never have the structure or discipline to keep such detailed logs, but it was nice taking a peek into your mind.
Thank you, Lucia! Never say never o. You won't know until you start. I thought same when I started the journal in our third year at ALU, but it's come such a long way since.