Ever wondered why we write our stories and document our journeys? The way all of us do on LinkedIn, Instagram, write blogs… I think a brief look into this may give interesting insights, from Hieratic to I0I0I.
Why All of Us (Like Ancient Scribes) Chronicle Our Journey.
Part 1: History Shows Us Why Writing Matters
Old Times – Monks and Their Books Long ago, monks wrote down everything they learned—herbal medicines, prayers, even their own thoughts. They added notes in the margins, like a diary, to see how they improved. It wasn’t just about saving knowledge; it was a skill audit.
Artists and Inventors – Da Vinci’s Journals Leonardo da Vinci filled notebooks with drawings, failed ideas, and reminders to himself (“fix this mistake”). These journals were like his personal “progress report.” He documented failures not as shame but as waypoints toward mastery.
Leaving a Mark for the Future People in history wrote things down to teach others. Warriors wrote battle plans, cooks wrote recipes. When healers gave detailed descriptions of their procedures – there were crafting a living treatise for future surgeons.
Part 2: Today’s Tools Make Tracking Easy
Learning from Tech: Like a “Work Diary” Computer coders use apps like GitHub to save every change they make to their code. It’s like a map of their progress. Each bug-fix or update is timestamped, creating a skill “heatmap.”
Fitness Apps for the Mind Just like a step tracker counts your walks, apps like Duolingo track how much you learn.
AI is the Modern Monastery Machine learning thrives on data—the more granular, the better. Similar granularity I feel is essential for all professionals.
Writing things down is how humans learn and leave a mark. From ancient scribes to today’s digital logbooks, tracking our journey isn’t just useful—it’s how we grow.
It is a modern way to follow a very old, very human rule: Write it down, and you’ll remember. Write it down, and others will too.
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