I tried to remember the early morning on this date 19 years ago, but found many details were lost. If only I’d kept a log book then. I learned about the log book from the artist Austin Kleon, who recommends keeping “a calendar of past events,” a notebook where you record the ordinary facts of the day. The log book excites me because its simple lists of small details might, when I reread them someday, unlock troves of memory. What would you write in your log book today?

Source: New York Times September 11, 2020 19:52 UTC