How Would You Score Today?
I’m trying a new journaling experiment. It's something simple, inspired by an interview with David Dewane on Cal Newport’s Deep Questions podcast.
Dewane shared that he gives each day a “Collins Score” (a method from Jim Collins): a daily rating from -2 to +2. It’s entirely subjective.
-2 = Bad day.
0 = Neutral day or, as Dewane puts it, languishing.
+2 = Great day.
I’m going to give it a try.
I already journal daily in Tana, so I’m adding one number and a short explanation at the end of each entry. I've added prompts to my template.
It’s a low-effort way to collect quantitative data alongside my usual reflections, and I’m curious to see what patterns emerge. Tana’s built-in AI should make that easy to explore.
Have you tried anything like this? Fancy experimenting with me?
