About 16 years ago I was going through some rough times, and I started a daily habit of writing down anything that happened that made me feel happy, connected, or worthwhile and noting why it did so.
Even after life improved, I enjoyed this practice so much that I made a Sunday ritual of looking back on the week and writing down all the little magic moments in my life.
I turn 60 in a few months, and have been wondering what I should be doing next.
I asked Claude to analyze over 16 years of these weekly notes and to highlight any common themes and patterns found in the things that have made me feel happy and fulfilled over the years and to illustrate those themes with specific examples.
The results are a bit too personal to share here. They weren’t surprising exactly, but reading them over was an emotional experience. In the end, it turned out that Claude’s analysis of what really made me fulfilled was better than my own.
