The (temporary) daily log is the core of Bullet Journalling for me. If I'm trying to build a routine, I put it in the daily log so that I have to copy it and pay attention to it every day. If in doubt about where to put a piece of information but need to write it down before you forget, put it in the daily log. My Daily Log in Walter looks like this:
The boxes in the top right corner for each day are 'dailies' - tasks that need to be done every day that have not yet become habits. Once it's an established habit I don't need to track it anymore. This list used to be a lot longer and had more words. "bathroom routine", a sequence of 4 actions that have now become a habit once I start the first one:
These logs contain no information that would be useful beyond a day or so. Anything I want to keep long term goes in the 'daily log' in Olivia (Content Note: intimate details of my life):
- weigh myself
- turn the shower on to see whether I want to have a shower (I don't know until it's on)
- wash my face (in the sink if I don't want to shower)
- take vitimins
These logs contain no information that would be useful beyond a day or so. Anything I want to keep long term goes in the 'daily log' in Olivia (Content Note: intimate details of my life):