Product updates, changelog, and articles from deariary — the fully automated diary generation service.https://blog.deariary.comen-ushttps://blog.deariary.com/og.pnghttps://blog.deariary.com/https://blog.deariary.com/news/2026-03-10-we-are-livehttps://blog.deariary.com/news/2026-03-10-we-are-livedeariary is now live with our first pricing plans and core integrations.Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-03-13-free-trial-and-diary-qualityhttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-03-13-free-trial-and-diary-qualityNew users now get a 7-day free trial on the Basic plan, diary entries read more naturally, and onboarding takes two steps instead of three.Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-15-why-we-built-deariaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-15-why-we-built-deariaryWhy I built deariary, and what LLMs actually do for a diary.Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-16-diary-apps-comparedhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-16-diary-apps-comparedWe used them all. Day One, Notion, Obsidian, paper notebooks. Every time we thought 'this feature will make me keep writing.' Every time we stopped. Here is what we learned.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-03-15-public-profile-pageshttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-03-15-public-profile-pagesShare your diary publicly with a profile page at deariary.com/u/username.Sun, 15 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-17-tips-for-better-diary-qualityhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-17-tips-for-better-diary-qualityYour diary quality depends on the data it sees. Here are practical tips to make every entry richer and more personal.Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-18-github-integration-deep-divehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-18-github-integration-deep-diveGitHub's contribution graph shows that you worked. deariary shows what you actually did, organized by topic across repositories.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-19-journaling-shouldnt-feel-like-homeworkhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-19-journaling-shouldnt-feel-like-homeworkMost people quit journaling because it demands effort on the worst days. What if it didn't?Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/news/2026-03-19-whats-next-after-launchhttps://blog.deariary.com/news/2026-03-19-whats-next-after-launchOur focus areas after launch, from new integrations to diary quality and support.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 02:18:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-20-slack-integration-deep-divehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-20-slack-integration-deep-diveYour Slack conversations vanish in days. deariary turns the ones that mattered into part of your diary.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-03-21-pwa-and-smoother-navigationhttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-03-21-pwa-and-smoother-navigationdeariary now supports PWA install from the avatar menu. Page transitions are smoother with the View Transition API.Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-21-the-forgetting-problemhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-21-the-forgetting-problemMost of your life will be forgotten. Not the big moments, the ordinary ones. Here is why, and what you can do about it.Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-22-re-reading-your-diaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-22-re-reading-your-diaryA diary is not for the day you write it. It is for the morning you open it again and feel the whole day return.Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-23-google-calendar-integration-deep-divehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-23-google-calendar-integration-deep-diveYour calendar shows where you were. deariary turns it into a story of what your day actually felt like.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-24-openclaw-integration-deep-divehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-24-openclaw-integration-deep-diveChatGPT and Claude lock away your history. OpenClaw on Slack or Discord lets deariary capture those conversations as part of your diary.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-03-25-new-integration-discordhttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-03-25-new-integration-discorddeariary now connects to Discord. Your server conversations become part of your diary.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-25-todoist-integration-deep-divehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-25-todoist-integration-deep-diveTodoist checks off your tasks. deariary turns those completed items into a diary that shows what your day really looked like.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-26-bluesky-integration-deep-divehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-26-bluesky-integration-deep-diveBluesky posts capture what you were thinking. deariary weaves them into your diary so those thoughts outlast the timeline.Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-27-my-diary-would-be-emptyhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-27-my-diary-would-be-emptyFewer apps do mean thinner entries. But reading your diary has a way of changing what you reach for next.Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-29-the-case-for-effortless-journalinghttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-29-the-case-for-effortless-journalingEvery recording domain eventually automates. Personal diaries are simply the last to catch up.Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-30-journaling-is-for-self-reflectionhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-30-journaling-is-for-self-reflectionReflection needs something concrete to reflect on. An AI diary gives you exactly that.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-31-ai-journal-apps-2026https://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-31-ai-journal-apps-2026Rosebud, Mindsera, Reflect, and deariary all use AI for journaling. But they use it in completely different ways. Here is how the landscape breaks down.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-01-a-diary-is-not-for-todayhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-01-a-diary-is-not-for-todayYou will become someone else. A diary is the only way that person can meet who you are right now.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-02-what-is-automatic-journalinghttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-02-what-is-automatic-journalingAutomatic journaling uses your existing app data to generate diary entries without writing. Here is how it works, who it is for, and what it cannot do.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-04-02-media-gallery-highlights-locationshttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-04-02-media-gallery-highlights-locationsYour diary entries now show photos, videos, activity highlights, and locations collected from your connected services.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:15:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-04-too-lazy-to-journalhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-04-too-lazy-to-journalLaziness is not the problem. It is the signal that the process is wrong.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-03-daylio-vs-deariaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-03-daylio-vs-deariaryDaylio and deariary both record your days without writing. But they capture completely different things. Here is how they compare.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-28-webhook-integration-deep-divehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-03-28-webhook-integration-deep-divedeariary's built-in integrations cover the big apps. Webhooks let any script, device, or automation push data straight into your diary.Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/news/2026-04-05-github-weekly-reporterhttps://blog.deariary.com/news/2026-04-05-github-weekly-reporterWe released an open-source tool that turns your GitHub activity into a weekly report.Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-05-your-digital-memory-keeperhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-05-your-digital-memory-keeperYour apps hold fragments of every day you have lived. Without a keeper, those fragments expire, scatter, and vanish.Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-06-reflectly-vs-deariaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-06-reflectly-vs-deariaryReflectly and deariary both use AI for journaling, but in opposite ways. One prompts you to write. The other writes for you. Here is how they compare.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-07-privacy-first-diary-generationhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-07-privacy-first-diary-generationAn automatic diary needs your data to work. Here is how deariary handles that responsibility.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-08-rosebud-vs-deariaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-08-rosebud-vs-deariaryRosebud uses AI as your therapist. deariary uses AI to write your diary from your tools. Here is how these two AI journals compare.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-04-08-share-weekly-monthly-summarieshttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-04-08-share-weekly-monthly-summariesWeekly and monthly summaries now support share links. Monthly summaries also read better with a new topic-based format.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:30:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-09-your-public-devlog-written-by-your-toolshttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-09-your-public-devlog-written-by-your-toolsBuilding in public without the writing. Let GitHub, Todoist, and Bluesky assemble the devlog you would never maintain by hand.Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-04-10-new-integration-swarmhttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-04-10-new-integration-swarmdeariary now connects to Swarm. Your check-ins, photos, and places become part of your diary.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:15:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-10-your-gaming-diary-writes-itselfhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-10-your-gaming-diary-writes-itself200 hours in one game is a chapter of your life. Steam + Discord + deariary turns your sessions into a diary you will actually want to re-read.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-11-life-logging-without-the-efforthttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-11-life-logging-without-the-effortThe lifelogging movement had the right impulse. Log everything, lose nothing. The execution was wrong. Here is what works instead.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-04-11-new-integration-lastfmhttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-04-11-new-integration-lastfmdeariary now connects to Last.fm. Your scrobbles become part of your diary, with album art and listening stats.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:01:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-12-diarium-vs-deariaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-12-diarium-vs-deariaryDiarium shows your data as writing prompts. deariary turns it into a finished diary entry. Two apps, same integrations, completely different ideas.Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-15-daily-reflection-app-automate-your-reviewhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-15-daily-reflection-app-automate-your-reviewMost daily reflection apps ask you to remember your day. The best ones remember it for you. Here is what to look for.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-04-15-new-integration-trakthttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-04-15-new-integration-traktdeariary now connects to Trakt. Movies and TV episodes you watch become part of your diary, along with the ratings you give them.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:06:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-13-ai-journaling-is-a-spectrumhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-13-ai-journaling-is-a-spectrumAI journaling apps range from chat-based prompting to fully automatic diary generation. Here is how to find the right level of involvement for you.Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-14-your-daily-recap-written-for-youhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-14-your-daily-recap-written-for-youEvery evening you could summarize your day in two minutes. You never do. A daily recap app does it without asking.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-04-15-shared-entries-highlights-media-locationshttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-04-15-shared-entries-highlights-media-locationsPublic shared entry pages render the same highlights, media, and locations as your authenticated view, with per-link opt-out toggles.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:30:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-16-i-cant-remember-what-i-did-yesterdayhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-16-i-cant-remember-what-i-did-yesterdayYesterday was a full day. You lived every hour of it. Try describing it now.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-19-journey-app-vs-deariaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-19-journey-app-vs-deariaryJourney gives you every tool to write a beautiful journal. deariary writes the journal for you. Here is how they compare.Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-18-turn-your-google-calendar-into-a-journalhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-18-turn-your-google-calendar-into-a-journalYour calendar already tracks your days. Here's how to turn that schedule into a journal worth re-reading.Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-17-day-one-made-me-love-journalinghttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-17-day-one-made-me-love-journalingA love letter to Day One, the journal app that started it all, and why we needed something that could keep going when we couldn't.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-21-what-did-i-do-todayhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-21-what-did-i-do-todayThe answer to "what did I do today" is already in your apps. It just needs assembling.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-20-journal-burnouthttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-20-journal-burnoutJournal burnout is the exhaustion from trying to maintain a journaling habit. The cure is not more discipline. It is removing the writing altogether.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-22-gratitude-journal-app-vs-deariaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-22-gratitude-journal-app-vs-deariaryGratitude journal apps and deariary both build daily habits, but in opposite ways. One asks what you are thankful for. The other writes your day for you.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-23-coding-journal-that-writes-itselfhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-23-coding-journal-that-writes-itselfBrag docs, TILs, and dev journals all die the same way. deariary builds a coding journal from your commits, PRs, and reviews instead.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-24-a-diary-has-no-roihttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-24-a-diary-has-no-roiJournaling resists measurement. That resistance is the source of its value, not a flaw to engineer away.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-04-19-new-integration-linear-and-use-case-pageshttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-04-19-new-integration-linear-and-use-case-pagesConnect Linear to log your issue tracker activity in your diary. Plus, two new use-case pages show how deariary works for entertainment and travel.Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:15:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-25-steam-integration-deep-divehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-25-steam-integration-deep-diveSteam tracks your playtime. deariary turns those sessions into a diary that shows what your evenings actually looked like.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-26-best-auto-journal-appshttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-26-best-auto-journal-appsEight journal apps ranked by how much they can do without you. From fully automatic to tap-and-go.Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-27-i-dont-do-anything-interestinghttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-27-i-dont-do-anything-interestingThe most vivid diary entries come from ordinary days. You do not need an interesting life to have a diary worth reading.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-28-best-journal-apps-for-people-who-dont-writehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-28-best-journal-apps-for-people-who-dont-writeSix journal apps that work even if you never type a word. Matched to the real reason you stopped writing.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-30-free-writing-journal-vs-deariaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-30-free-writing-journal-vs-deariaryFree writing journals unlock creativity through unfiltered prose. deariary generates your diary from the apps you use. Two paths to the same page.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-29-i-stopped-journalinghttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-04-29-i-stopped-journalingI quit journaling for good. Months later, a diary appeared that covered every day I had given up on. Here is what that felt like.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-01-you-dont-need-motivation-to-keep-a-diaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-01-you-dont-need-motivation-to-keep-a-diaryMotivation is a wave. It rises, it falls, and your diary drowns in the trough. Build the system instead.Fri, 01 May 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-02-five-minute-journal-app-vs-deariaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-02-five-minute-journal-app-vs-deariaryThe Five Minute Journal app structures your day with morning and evening prompts. deariary records it automatically. Two approaches to the same daily habit.Sat, 02 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-04-your-busiest-days-vanish-firsthttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-04-your-busiest-days-vanish-firstThe days you accomplished the most are the ones you remember the least. Cognitive load explains why.Mon, 04 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-03-how-an-engineer-auto-logs-their-entire-dayhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-03-how-an-engineer-auto-logs-their-entire-dayYour tools already know what you did. deariary assembles commits, meetings, tasks, and conversations into one diary entry, no writing required.Sun, 03 May 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-05-brain-dump-journal-vs-deariaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-05-brain-dump-journal-vs-deariaryBrain dump journals clear mental clutter by getting thoughts on paper. deariary fills your diary from the apps you use. One empties. The other collects.Tue, 05 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-06-bullet-journal-app-vs-deariaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-06-bullet-journal-app-vs-deariaryBullet journal apps digitize rapid logging, migration, and collections. deariary builds your diary from app data. One you architect. The other assembles itself.Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-07-the-quantified-self-without-the-spreadsheetshttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-07-the-quantified-self-without-the-spreadsheetsThe QS movement proved we generate enough data to understand ourselves. The missing step was turning numbers into a story you want to read.Thu, 07 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-08-your-slack-conversations-are-disappearinghttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-08-your-slack-conversations-are-disappearingSlack's free plan hides messages after 90 days and deletes them after a year. Here is what that means for your memories.Fri, 08 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-09-best-daily-log-apphttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-09-best-daily-log-appA daily log app should produce a record, not demand a ritual. Here is why the best one runs in the background.Sat, 09 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-11-obsidian-daily-notes-vs-automatic-diaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-11-obsidian-daily-notes-vs-automatic-diaryObsidian daily notes are powerful inside a knowledge graph. But a diary needs coverage, not connections. Here is how each approach handles your days.Mon, 11 May 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-10-notion-journal-templates-vs-automatic-diaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-10-notion-journal-templates-vs-automatic-diaryNotion gives you infinite freedom to design your journal. But design is not the hard part. Writing every day is. Here is how an automatic diary solves the real problem.Sun, 10 May 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-12-penzu-alternative-for-people-who-stopped-writinghttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-12-penzu-alternative-for-people-who-stopped-writingPenzu is a private online journal built for writers. deariary is an automatic diary for people who stopped. Here is how they compare.Tue, 12 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-13-interstitial-journaling-vs-deariaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-13-interstitial-journaling-vs-deariaryInterstitial journaling captures transitions between tasks. deariary captures the tasks themselves. One requires presence at every gap. The other reads your tools.Wed, 13 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-14-why-pay-for-something-a-notebook-can-dohttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-14-why-pay-for-something-a-notebook-can-doA notebook costs two dollars. But the price tag is not the whole cost. An essay on what 'free' really means for diaries.Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-15-todoist-weekly-review-automate-it-with-your-diaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-15-todoist-weekly-review-automate-it-with-your-diaryThe hardest part of a Todoist weekly review is remembering the week. deariary gives you a daily record so your review starts with answers, not blank stares.Fri, 15 May 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-16-is-an-automatic-diary-even-a-real-diaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-16-is-an-automatic-diary-even-a-real-diaryWhat makes a diary real? Exploring authorship, intentionality, and authenticity in automatic journaling.Sat, 16 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-18-weekly-reflection-that-writes-itselfhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-18-weekly-reflection-that-writes-itselfA weekly reflection should start with a clear record of the week, not a blank page. Your tools already have the material.Mon, 18 May 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-17-i-already-use-notion-obsidian-day-one-why-switchhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-17-i-already-use-notion-obsidian-day-one-why-switchYou probably don't need to switch. You need to fill the gaps your current tool leaves behind.Sun, 17 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-19-swarm-integration-deep-divehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-19-swarm-integration-deep-diveSwarm records where you go. deariary turns those check-ins into a diary that reads like a day you lived, not a list of pins.Tue, 19 May 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-20-toggl-track-integration-deep-divehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-20-toggl-track-integration-deep-diveToggl Track records how you spend your hours. deariary turns those time entries into a diary that shows where your day actually went.Wed, 20 May 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-21-ai-cant-write-my-diary-for-mehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-21-ai-cant-write-my-diary-for-meIt can't. And that is not what it does. What an AI diary actually does is closer to a photo album than a ghostwriter.Thu, 21 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-22-nostalgia-is-a-painkillerhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-22-nostalgia-is-a-painkillerResearch on nostalgia benefits shows it reduces pain, fights loneliness, and gives life meaning. A diary is the most reliable trigger you can build for it.Fri, 22 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-23-a-diary-without-feelings-is-just-a-loghttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-23-a-diary-without-feelings-is-just-a-logJournal, diary, log: most apps collapse all three. The one ingredient that turns a log into a diary is the one software cannot supply on its own.Sat, 23 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-24-trakt-integration-deep-divehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-24-trakt-integration-deep-diveTrakt records every movie and TV episode you watch. deariary turns that history into a diary that reads like the evenings you spent watching, not a ranked list.Sun, 24 May 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-26-the-zeigarnik-effecthttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-26-the-zeigarnik-effectThe Zeigarnik effect explains why incomplete tasks nag at you. But the science is stranger than the headline: what persists is tension, not memory.Tue, 26 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-25-the-automatic-journal-explainedhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-25-the-automatic-journal-explainedAn automatic journal is a diary that exists whether you write in it or not. Here is what is in one, and why it only became possible recently.Mon, 25 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-27-lastfm-integration-deep-divehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-27-lastfm-integration-deep-diveLast.fm records every song you play. deariary turns those scrobbles into a diary that reads like the mood of your day, not a playlist.Wed, 27 May 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-28-chat-diary-when-journaling-becomes-a-conversationhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-28-chat-diary-when-journaling-becomes-a-conversationChat diary apps reframe journaling as texting. Here is what the chat format gets right about capture, and what it still cannot do about rereading.Thu, 28 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-30-apple-journal-vs-deariaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-30-apple-journal-vs-deariaryApple Journal suggests moments from your day. deariary writes the entry. Both ease the blank page, in completely different ways.Sat, 30 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-31-you-watched-100-movieshttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-31-you-watched-100-moviesMemory research explains why most films fade within weeks. The gap between what you watched and what you remember is a measurable feature of human memory.Sun, 31 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-29-the-grief-journalhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-05-29-the-grief-journalTherapists recommend grief journals, but grief takes the energy a person would need to keep one. An automatic diary has already been writing the record.Fri, 29 May 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-01-automatic-memory-the-category-nobody-named-yethttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-01-automatic-memory-the-category-nobody-named-yetSpotify Wrapped, Apple Memories, contribution graphs: these are all automatic memory. The category exists. It just has not been named.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-02-the-automatic-journal-manifestohttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-02-the-automatic-journal-manifestoSeven tenets for what an automatic journal is, what it must deliver, and what it must refuse. A declaration, not a definition.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-03-linear-integration-deep-divehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-03-linear-integration-deep-diveLinear tracks the issues, comments, and project updates that shape your sprint. deariary turns them into a diary that remembers what you actually built.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-04-five-minute-journal-what-it-actually-costshttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-04-five-minute-journal-what-it-actually-costsThe five-minute pitch hides costs beyond time: decision load, curation bias, and the days the journal never captured.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-05-proust-madeleine-was-a-calendar-eventhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-05-proust-madeleine-was-a-calendar-eventThe madeleine scene describes what psychology took 80 years to confirm: involuntary memory runs on specific external cues. The madeleine is not the point.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-06-flashbulb-memories-are-lying-to-youhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-06-flashbulb-memories-are-lying-to-youThe most vivid memories feel like exact recordings. Decades of research show they rewrite themselves every retelling. Your diary does not.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-07-stop-organizing-your-life-start-preserving-ithttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-07-stop-organizing-your-life-start-preserving-itThe second-brain promise is retrieval. What most people actually want is continuity. Those are different problems, and the fix is different too.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-08-the-digital-journal-app-reimaginedhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-08-the-digital-journal-app-reimaginedFor twenty years, 'digital journal app' has meant a typing app with sync. Here is what the category looks like once the digital part does its job.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-09-who-has-time-to-read-their-own-diaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-09-who-has-time-to-read-their-own-diaryThe hidden cost of journaling is not writing. It is reading. If a diary cannot be scanned in three minutes, it will not be read at all.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-11-episodic-vs-semantic-memoryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-11-episodic-vs-semantic-memoryTulving's 1972 distinction explains why you can list the facts of your past without being able to relive a single ordinary day of it.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-12-darpa-lifelog-twenty-years-laterhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-12-darpa-lifelog-twenty-years-laterDARPA's LifeLog program tried to capture one person's entire experience. It was killed by privacy outrage in 2004. Twenty years later, we built it ourselves.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-13-day-one-alternatives-for-automatic-journalinghttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-13-day-one-alternatives-for-automatic-journalingA directory of Day One alternatives, sorted by the specific reason you are leaving. Each path points to the comparison that goes deep.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-10-netflix-watch-history-lockedhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-10-netflix-watch-history-lockedNetflix knows every episode you finished, the exact minute it ended, and how many nights you chose it over going outside. You cannot get any of that out in any useful form. Here is what to do.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-14-discord-integration-deep-divehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-14-discord-integration-deep-diveDiscord servers hold the conversations you never want to lose: friend groups, communities, gaming sessions. deariary turns those messages into part of your diary.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-15-media-consumer-diary-stackhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-15-media-consumer-diary-stackThree integrations cover most of how a media-heavy life is actually spent. Together they produce a media journal that reads like the evenings, not a stack of lists.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-16-best-work-journal-appshttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-16-best-work-journal-appsA comparison of work journal apps ranked by how much of your workday they capture without daily writing. From fully automatic to template-driven.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-17-diaro-vs-deariaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-17-diaro-vs-deariaryDiaro lets you tag, sort, and decorate every entry you write. deariary writes the entry. Two answers to the same question about what a diary app is for.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-18-hawthorne-effect-in-your-pockethttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-18-hawthorne-effect-in-your-pocketThe Hawthorne effect explains why being measured changes you. For self-tracking, that is a feature. For a diary trying to record your real days, a problem.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-19-your-mood-journal-without-the-mood-buttonhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-19-your-mood-journal-without-the-mood-buttonA mood app journal usually starts with a button. Tap a face, pick a tag, done. There is another way: let the mood come from what you actually said and did.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-21-best-free-journal-apps-2026https://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-21-best-free-journal-apps-2026What free journal apps actually cost over time. The sync, export, and history limits that decide whether free stays free in five years.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-20-developer-diary-stack-github-slack-todoist-togglhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-20-developer-diary-stack-github-slack-todoist-togglFour integrations cover the dimensions of a developer's day: code, conversation, intent, and time. Together they produce a developer journal that reads like the work.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-22-work-diary-recipe-slack-times-calendar-todoisthttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-22-work-diary-recipe-slack-times-calendar-todoistA Slack log of your in-the-moment thoughts, a calendar of what was scheduled, and a Todoist record of what you finished. Three feeds, one work diary.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-23-daygram-vs-deariaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-23-daygram-vs-deariaryDaygram asks for one sentence a day on a paper-like screen. deariary asks for nothing and writes the day for you. Two answers to the same friction.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-24-indie-hacker-diary-stackhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-24-indie-hacker-diary-stackThree integrations capture solo building from the inside: the code that shipped, the public posts, and the running task list. Together they preserve what the build-in-public thread leaves out.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-26-discord-wont-delete-your-messageshttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-26-discord-wont-delete-your-messagesPeople search for 'discord chat export' for a reason. Server deletes, account closures, and bans can cut off your access overnight. Here is what to do.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-27-gamer-diary-stack-steam-discord-lastfmhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-27-gamer-diary-stack-steam-discord-lastfmSteam, Discord, Last.fm: three integrations cover sessions, squad chat, and soundtrack. Together they produce a gaming journal that reads like the night.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-29-best-ipad-journal-app-no-typinghttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-29-best-ipad-journal-app-no-typingAn iPad without a keyboard turns typing into a chore. Six journaling options that work with handwriting, voice, photos, or no input at all.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-01-grid-diary-vs-deariaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-01-grid-diary-vs-deariaryGrid Diary asks you nine questions to fill in. deariary writes the entry from your data. Two answers to the blank-page problem, opposite directions.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-30-remote-worker-diary-stack-slack-calendar-toggl-todoisthttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-30-remote-worker-diary-stack-slack-calendar-toggl-todoistFour integrations cover the dimensions of a remote workday: schedule, conversation, tasks, time. Together they produce a remote work log that writes itself.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-03-what-your-completed-todoist-tasks-say-about-your-dayhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-03-what-your-completed-todoist-tasks-say-about-your-dayYour completed Todoist tasks are a behavioral profile of how you spent yourself. Read as a flat list they read flat. Read as a day they read differently.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-02-weekend-diary-recipe-trakt-swarm-blueskyhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-02-weekend-diary-recipe-trakt-swarm-blueskyThree integrations capture a weekend from three angles: where you went, what you watched, and what you said about it. The result is a weekend diary that writes itself.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-25-webhook-recipe-reading-log-from-your-browserhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-25-webhook-recipe-reading-log-from-your-browserPipe finished articles and book highlights into your diary with a webhook. A reading log that lives next to the rest of your day, not in another silo.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-04-plex-scrobble-recipe-plex-trakt-deariaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-04-plex-scrobble-recipe-plex-trakt-deariarydeariary has no native Plex integration. Your Plex watch history can still flow into your diary today, by scrobbling Plex plays to Trakt and connecting Trakt to deariary.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-05-youtube-watch-history-diaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-05-youtube-watch-history-diaryYour YouTube video watch history records the tutorials, the music, and the 2am rabbit holes. It is the most honest diary you own. Here is how to keep it.Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-06-self-reference-effecthttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-06-self-reference-effectThe self-reference effect explains why some days stick. It is not a memory aid you switch on. It is a filter, always running, deciding what counts as you.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-28-webhook-recipe-whatsapp-chat-diaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-06-28-webhook-recipe-whatsapp-chat-diaryUse Twilio's WhatsApp Business API to forward messages you send yourself into a deariary webhook. The result is a chat diary you write by texting.Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-08-game-log-recipe-discord-channel-steamhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-08-game-log-recipe-discord-channel-steamCreate a Discord #game-log channel, post screenshots and reactions while you play, and let Steam track the hours. A gaming journal that writes itself.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-09-therapists-prescribe-looking-backhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-09-therapists-prescribe-looking-backReminiscence therapy is a clinically prescribed treatment. It runs on specific, dated memory, the exact thing depression erodes and a diary preserves.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-07-best-iphone-journaling-app-automatic-entrieshttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-07-best-iphone-journaling-app-automatic-entriesMost journaling apps for iPhone collect your day but still hand you the keyboard. A look at which ones come closest to an entry that writes itself.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-10-fading-affect-biashttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-10-fading-affect-biasThe fading affect bias means negative feelings fade faster than positive ones. Walker and Skowronski's research explains why memory tilts your past rosy.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-11-best-android-diary-apphttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-11-best-android-diary-appAndroid ships with no diary app. Six picks for the best diary app for Android, arranged by how much each one leans on what your phone already knows.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-12-social-diary-stack-bluesky-discord-lastfmhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-12-social-diary-stack-bluesky-discord-lastfmBluesky, Discord, and Last.fm each hold a slice of your online life. Together they form a social media diary that reads like a day, not three feeds.Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-13-journaling-is-overrated-remembering-is-nothttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-13-journaling-is-overrated-remembering-is-notJournaling is the writing. Remembering is the point. They share one word, which is why your journaling time keeps buying the wrong thing.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-14-reminiscence-bump-why-your-twenties-feel-longerhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-14-reminiscence-bump-why-your-twenties-feel-longerThe reminiscence bump clusters your most vivid memories in your twenties. That density is also why the decade feels longer when you look back at it.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-15-best-mac-journal-app-that-writes-itselfhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-15-best-mac-journal-app-that-writes-itselfA comparison of journal apps for Mac, ranked by how much of the entry each one writes for you. From suggestion cards to fully automatic prose.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-16-weekday-vs-weekend-diaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-16-weekday-vs-weekend-diaryA diary that captures your whole life reads differently on a Tuesday than on a Saturday. Why the weekday vs weekend contrast is worth building a stack for.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-18-transactive-memory-google-effecthttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-18-transactive-memory-google-effectSparrow, Liu, and Wegner showed the internet became our transactive memory for facts. The one memory you never found a partner for is your own days.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-17-is-there-a-google-journal-apphttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-17-is-there-a-google-journal-appThere is no Google journal app the way Apple has one. Here is why, what Google locked away, and the closest thing you can actually use today.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-19-explorer-diary-stack-swarm-calendar-blueskyhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-19-explorer-diary-stack-swarm-calendar-blueskySwarm, Google Calendar, and Bluesky cover the plan, the route, and the voice of a trip. Together they make a travel diary app that fills itself.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-21-source-monitoring-where-memories-came-fromhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-21-source-monitoring-where-memories-came-fromMemory keeps what happened but not reliably where it came from. Source monitoring research explains the gap, and why a sourced record closes it.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-20-best-windows-diary-apphttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-20-best-windows-diary-appA journal app for Windows used to mean settling. Now there are real options. Six picks, ranked by how much daily effort each one asks.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-22-what-your-tools-know-about-youhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-22-what-your-tools-know-about-youYour forgotten memories are not entirely gone. Pieces of them are sitting in the services you use every day, in a shape that is useless as memory.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-23-adhd-journal-you-dont-have-to-rememberhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-23-adhd-journal-you-dont-have-to-rememberEvery ADHD journal recommendation asks you to remember to write down that you forget things. An automatic diary removes the step that fails.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-24-finch-vs-deariaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-24-finch-vs-deariaryFinch makes self-care something you do for a bird. deariary writes down what your day contained. Two products solving different problems with the word journal in them.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-25-memory-journal-that-writes-itselfhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-25-memory-journal-that-writes-itselfPeople searching for a memory journal want three different products. Only one of them can be automated, and it is the one that quietly fails most often.Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-26-film-journal-without-the-film-schoolhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-26-film-journal-without-the-film-schoolA film journal asks for criticism on a schedule. Criticism does not arrive on a schedule. That is why the habit collapses, and the fix is structural.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-27-your-college-years-automatically-recordedhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-27-your-college-years-automatically-recordedA student journal is the one nobody keeps and everybody wants later. The years are structurally hard to remember, and the tools already hold most of the record.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-29-obsidian-daily-notes-webhook-bridgehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-29-obsidian-daily-notes-webhook-bridgeThere is no native Obsidian integration. There is a webhook, and daily notes are plain text, so the bridge is about ten lines of shell.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-30-the-peak-end-rulehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-30-the-peak-end-ruleYou judge a period by its worst moment and its ending. Duration barely counts. Which means a calm, contented month leaves almost no trace at all.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-31-music-journal-soundtrack-preservedhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-31-music-journal-soundtrack-preservedStreaming remembers everything you played and throws away which day. Wrapped is an aggregate, and an aggregate is the opposite of a music journal.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-01-journaling-with-chatgpt-vs-automatic-diaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-01-journaling-with-chatgpt-vs-automatic-diaryTalking to ChatGPT about your day works better than a blank page. What you end up with is a pile of transcripts, not a diary. Those are different objects.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-02-indie-hacker-build-loghttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-02-indie-hacker-build-logA build log exists to tell you how long things actually took and why you decided what you decided. Both answers rot fast, and neither is in your git history.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-03-travel-diary-you-write-by-doing-nothinghttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-03-travel-diary-you-write-by-doing-nothingTravel journals do not die during the trip. They die in the 48 hours after you land, when the plan to write it all up properly meets your inbox.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-04-daybook-vs-deariaryhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-04-daybook-vs-deariaryDaybook adds templates, mood tracking and an AI that reads your entries. All of it still starts with you writing one. That is the whole difference.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-05-why-deariary-has-no-streakshttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-05-why-deariary-has-no-streaksNo counter, no badges, no reminder that you have not written in three days. Streaks punish exactly the periods a diary is most valuable for.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-06-i-dont-want-ai-reading-my-lifehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-06-i-dont-want-ai-reading-my-lifeThree different objections hide inside that sentence. Two have factual answers. The third does not, and it is the one that deserves respect.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-07-parenting-journal-no-timehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-07-parenting-journal-no-timeBaby books are built around milestones. Milestones are the part already photographed, shared and remembered. The template points at the wrong thing.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-08-you-need-a-reading-habit-not-a-writing-habithttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-08-you-need-a-reading-habit-not-a-writing-habitA writing habit pays off in a year, which is why it never installs. A reading habit pays off in ten seconds, which is why nobody needs willpower for it.Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-09-letterboxd-alternative-stopped-logginghttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-09-letterboxd-alternative-stopped-loggingPeople search for a Letterboxd alternative for four different reasons. deariary is the right answer to exactly one of them. Here is the honest map.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-09-26-new-ai-models-for-diary-generationhttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-09-26-new-ai-models-for-diary-generationdeariary now writes your diary with the latest models from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic. If you had picked a retired model, your setting moved to its successor automatically.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-09-28-timeline-calendar-and-mapshttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-09-28-timeline-calendar-and-mapsRead a day by the clock in the new Timeline view, browse a month as a calendar, and see the places you visited on a map.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-10-the-ordinary-tuesday-you-will-want-backhttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-08-10-the-ordinary-tuesday-you-will-want-backA day does not become valuable because of what was in it. It becomes valuable because of what came after it, which is information you cannot have yet.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-10-04-add-to-today-and-entry-covershttps://blog.deariary.com/changelog/2026-10-04-add-to-today-and-entry-coversYou can now add notes, moods, photos, and links to today's diary yourself. Entries also open with a cover, and photos can carry captions.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMThttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-28-i-built-deariary-with-claude-codehttps://blog.deariary.com/posts/2026-07-28-i-built-deariary-with-claude-codeWhat actually changed when I built a 13-integration product with an AI coding agent: the context file matters more than the prompts, and review became the bottleneck.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT