How I Use Day One To Track My Routines

Day One is a fantastic journaling app that gives you a lot of freedom to build a journal of all the things that are important to you.
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[@Drstephenstokes]

Been using notion for this and having trouble with it, seems is exactly what I need. Great video, thanks.

[@dirksteinhoff3769]

Unbelievable how much valuable content you're producing so frequently. Chapeau!

[@Carl_Pullein]

Thank you, Dirk. That you find it helpful.

[@rebeccaw9656]

As a bullet journaller for years, I can absolutely see the benefit of this app! Thanks😊

[@Carl_Pullein]

Glad you found it interesting, Rebecca.

[@JD-xh3ex]

Thanks for this Carl. Great ideas there. I use DayOne for a journal for my son, but never thought of using it for morning routines. Will give that a go. Thanks!

[@Carl_Pullein]

Glad it gave you some extra ideas, John.

[@accentontheoff]

This is lovely thanks. Didn’t realise how useful such an app could be till now. It’s like an old school diary but with all the added bells and whistles that only software can offer.

[@Carl_Pullein]

Glad it was helpful!

[@waynehorne2734]

Thanks Carl! Will have to take a look at this app!

[@Carl_Pullein]

Hope you like it!

[@FernandoHerreras]

Thanks, excellent post Carl. That idea of using Day One App like this helps me a lot. I have been using the Bullet Journal, but in preparation for the Post COVID world I have been transitioning to a 100% digital management system, I have been using Day One App for years and from now on I will make a template like yours I'm sure will help me a lot in this transition.

[@Carl_Pullein]

Glad it was useful and gave you some ideas, Fernando.

[@thanasut]

I want to let you know; I've re-subscribed the Pro & Premium accounts of Todoist & DayOne because of you, haha. Thanks so much for continuing to create useful content 💕

[@Carl_Pullein]

That's fantastic Thanasut! I hope you get a lot of continuing value from these amazing apps. 🙏👏

[@brianwalsh288]

Thanks Carl! Great video

[@Carl_Pullein]

Glad you liked it, Brian.

[@malcolmstephenson556]

Carl, thanks for reminding of this app. I subscribed months ago. Not yet migrated into my toolbox. The template solution is a great idea. Will give work on a template format that will work for me.

[@Carl_Pullein]

Glad it was helpful!

[@shlazzargh]

Thanks, Carl. I looked at Day One a bit when trying to pick a journal app, but I settled on Journey as it was nicely cross-platform. I've been using Journey as my journaling work app for a couple years now. I really like that I can go back (using labels and search words) to see how I did something. For example, I needed the command line for the steps in updating my webserver's SSL certificate and it was right there. Great for meeting notes and whatnot too. I just wish that they had not taken out the ability to use Markdown to format the text. Tis nice to be able to put source code in fixed font, etc.

[@Carl_Pullein]

Thank you for sharing that, Derek.

[@wyssdaniel]

Morning and evening routines are maybe the only parts of my life, I am not tracking at all. I think it's not necessary and I use this time to disconnect. I am connected the whole day. So in the morning - I drink a coffee, when I like to drink one. 😃 But, still a great video. I love DayOne. Since 10 years I have some entries there. In total 5273 entries! Starting with a Journal of my son, a plane ticket journal, unsent tweets (🤭), a Travel Journal and of course a personal journal - everything I add to DayOne. A truly great app!

[@Carl_Pullein]

Yes, it's interesting to see how people use this app for so many different things.

[@jubben331]

Dear Carl. Thank you for all the great content you put out. May I ask if you manually write the transcripts? I`ve noticed that you are the only creator that have a clean transcript for every video with dots, commas included.. thanks again.

[@Carl_Pullein]

Yes, I do. It takes a long time, but I feel it is important. Thank you for noticing. 🙏

[@christiandevos9468]

Hi Carl, I like to keep it simple. I use Google Calendar (as my calendar + journaling, because you can add text and photos), Google Keep for my to-do lists (connected with my calendar) and Evernote for everything else. I don't see the reason of adding more apps like DayOne (that I used in the past). I tried a lot of apps, but I always come back to Evernote (or Notes in your case) and my calendar + to-do list. Only 3 apps. Nothing else is worth extra costs. Everything you do in DayOne can be done in Evernote/Notes or a calendar app. Thanks for your interesting videos.

[@Carl_Pullein]

It's not for everyone, I know.

[@djs71a]

I also use Google Calendar as a journal / diary. I have started to play around with Siri Shortcuts to make adding to the calendar quicker.

[@ophiophagush.3926]

An other 2 similar apps on iOS / Mac are “Journey” and “LifeCraft” - used DayOne from beta, but currently using LifeCraft.

[@Carl_Pullein]

Thanks for the tip, George.

[@JeffreyAmanTampa]

I am having a hard time figuring out how to create a "fancy template" like those you are making on my Mac. Carl, can you do a little video on how to create those?

[@Carl_Pullein]

You just need to edit the template. If you go in to templates in preferences, you can choose a template and then edit it. Save it with whatever name you want.

[@savanniek]

Yorkshire!! My family is from Bradford 💕

[@Carl_Pullein]

WOW! I went to school near Bradford. It's small world, Savannah 🤗

[@jomoanderson5596]

I'm a fan of the App, so thanks for doing this video. I'm wondering how do you import your exercise log from your phone to the application log?

[@Carl_Pullein]

Hi Jomo, I take a screenshot of the log and copy it to DayOne.

[@jeremypuchta7947]

Thanks for sharing Carl! I'm thinking about starting a journal and Day One seems to be a good fit for me. Just to make sure I understood this correctly, you basically write on a given day what happened the day before? Thanks!

[@Carl_Pullein]

Every morning I start a new entry and complete my journal entry from the day before. I do occasionally write during the day as well if I have something to say.

[@malcolmstephenson556]

I decided to revisit this episode having watched it a few months ago. Gotta a lot more out of it this time. I am a Day One subscriber. However, rarely use it. You have given me incentive to realize a return on my investment. Morning routine using custom Template is a fabulous idea! I have two questions - "Are you setting up the current day's morning routine the night before? Or, doing it 1st thing the same day? Do you have a ToDoist task reminding to populate the Day One template? Videos that make you think are the best teaching tools! Thanks Carl!

[@Carl_Pullein]

I start the new day in Day One as part of my morning routine. It's coffee > stretches > meditate > write in Day One > check email > start work. So I don't need a reminder in Todoist. It's just how I start every morning.

[@malcolmstephenson556]

@@Carl_Pullein Got it! Makes sense!

[@MarkWilliams0957]

Thanks, Carl. As usual, a very well crafted and informative post. However, I don't understand why you need Day One when you use Evernote. Is there something I'm missing here?

[@Carl_Pullein]

I struggled to get this working in Evernote (and I tried for a year!) In the end the winning feature was the ability to print the year off as a book when it ends. That creates a gorgeous printed journal for posterity.

[@rajeevkirpalani915]

Awesome video as always Carl got a question can an app like drafts or notion be an alternative to this app. Thanks

[@Carl_Pullein]

Sure, but remember those apps were not purpose built for journaling so you will have to do a bit of hacking and that’s not usually a good idea.

[@timdiaz9941]

I'm curious...what's the relative advantage to using DayOne vs. templates in either Evernote or something like Apple Notes? I like what I see in the video, but also can imagine setting something similar up with existing tools.

[@Carl_Pullein]

I guess it's a personal choice. If you don't think there are any advantages, then stick with templates in Evernote. For me, it's the ability to print off a gorgeous journal with all my collected images for the year.

[@asjid1780]

Hi Carl, Have you tried using the notion? Recently I switched from todoist and evernote and so far enjoying notion a lot.

[@vladyslavpolonchuk624]

Yeah, me too, similarly. A decent free replacement for to-do lists and note services.

[@Carl_Pullein]

I did and discovered very quickly that it was not for me. Far too many distractions and I really couldn't see the point of it. Another app for rearranging and organising. I prefer to be doing.

[@sklinghoffer]

Why not use a template in Evernote to do the same thing? As per your recommendation, I am trying to minimize the number of apps I use.

[@Carl_Pullein]

I tried doing it in Evernote for a year, but just could not get it to work as well as Day One. In the end the winning feature was the ability to print off the year into a gorgeous journal that I can keep for posterity.

[@kapmck]

Thanks for the idea. What is the benefit of using something like Day One vs. capturing this information in Evernote or OneNote?

[@mshodekhom]

Had same question

[@a9nh]

DayOne is apple ecosystem only. Supports end-to-end encryption. Free plan is very limited & pretty much useless. Cannot pin journal entries. Design is more pleasing than Evernote and more directed towards journaling. iPadOS DayOne app is much better than the buggy Evernote app.

[@kapmck]

@@a9nh Is this not the app? play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dayoneapp.dayone

[@Carl_Pullein]

I tried keeping a journal in Evernote for a year, but it was just messy. If I got the date wrong the order went out of sync and there was no way to print out the year at the end of it--well not a great way. Day One prints out gorgeous books that you can keep for posterity.

[@torspedia]

Ta for this idea, as I hadn't thought about using Day One for this sort of thing. You gonna create a Working with Day One series? ;-)

[@Carl_Pullein]

No plans to. There's not a lot to it really.

[@torspedia]

@@Carl_Pullein no worries, just wondered :-)

[@Swaymus]

I only wish they would make either an online "app" or a desktop app for Windows :( But it seems really good!

[@Carl_Pullein]

Yeah, it's surprised me they haven't done that yet.

[@sandrapark4438]

Sounds like a great app but I wish you had mentioned at the beginning that it was only for Apple products. Hopefully, I can find something similar for Android phones and PC computers. Thanks for the idea!

[@kapmck]

I think it is on Android play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dayoneapp.dayone

[@Carl_Pullein]

Sorry, Sandra. I assume apps like this are available on Android. My mistake.

[@kapmck]

@@Carl_Pullein I think it is on Android play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dayoneapp.dayone

[@jomoanderson5596]

So, I guess my pointed enquiry is how do you acquire the 3rd column to the far left which has the color coding, along w/ different types of journals?

[@Carl_Pullein]

You may need to drag the sidebar from the left to get that view. If that does not work, go to "journals" on the top line and click "show journals"

[@jomoanderson5596]

@@Carl_Pullein O.K. that does show that 3rd panel but if I can be so bold, how would I get the color coding for the different journals, if I'm specifying one for working out, artistic endeavors etc. Thanks Again.

[@techychef]

So I know how big you are on Todoist, what makes the separation between putting items in Day 1 and Todoist... seems maybe Day 1 is more on your personal/life items?

[@Carl_Pullein]

The routines I track in DayOne are more habits I want to develop. Drinking my lemon water, taking a probiotic and doing my shoulder stretches each morning are not the kind of things I would put in Todoist. Todoist is more work/chore type of tasks. I don't see DayOne as a task manager it's more a way for me to track my own personal development.

[@zink1953]

So in 10 years this App will still be functioning ??? I've seen too many come and go. Thinking my Moleskin journals will have a longer shelf life. Having said that, I've been using Evernote for ten years. enjoy your videos.

[@Carl_Pullein]

That’s actually why I use Day One. Their printing options are fantastic. At the end of the year you can create a gorgeous PDF of all your entries and then print them out. I have mind printed out by a local printer who does a fantastic job. I get the leather bound with the year on the spine.

[@benjaminwockenfu6006]

Do I understand ist right, when I guess that you do your morning routine journaling in day one app? I actually use a paper notebook for this and I think about switching.

[@Carl_Pullein]

That's correct. I love the fact I can print out a 'book' at the end of each year which will contain all my entries and pictures and I can then save it as a paper journal.

[@benjaminwockenfu6006]

@@Carl_Pullein Journaling with Day One this 3 days. Day 1: OK, that doens´t feel not like journaling. Day 2: Hey, its like blogging to myself. Day 3: BIG FAN! Thanks for your impulse.

[@Juut1616]

Hello Carl, hope you can help me. I like to write a journal for my grandchild how can I share it with his parents other than exporting it pdf. ? Thanks in advance and a lovely smile from The Netherlands

[@Carl_Pullein]

It looks like that's not an option unless you are happy to share your login details. I guess the idea is journals are meant to be private and not shared.

[@Juut1616]

@@Carl_Pullein Thank you so much for your prompt reply.

[@firesoul453]

Have you stopped using evernote?

[@Carl_Pullein]

Not at all. I still plan out my projects in Evernote.

[@snippetsofpam184]

How do you add the boxes to check off?

[@Carl_Pullein]

Hi Pam, I answered your question on the previous comment you made.

[@snippetsofpam184]

@@Carl_Pullein thank you so much!

[@jomoanderson5596]

Wonder why the listings on the far top left corner are color coded? Are you paying for a Premium version of the App?

[@Carl_Pullein]

I am. But I am not sure that’s the reason. I colour code my different journals. That might be the reason.

[@jomoanderson5596]

Carl Pullein I didn’t know that was an option,..thanks.

[@jomoanderson5596]

Carl Pullein I’m really bad about keeping my journal entries up on a daily but that color coded option doesn’t seem to be applicable on my end. My IPhone 6 doesn’t support the current mobile version,..I’ll consider purchasing the Premium w/ my next phone upgrade,..but I’m sure many would enjoy a part II of this tutorial. Thanks

[@jomoanderson5596]

So, I paid for the full subscription to have access on my iPhone,& mac but I don't have that color coding on the top left, what's that about?

[@Carl_Pullein]

See my answer to your previous question. All you need is to click "show journals".

[@jomoanderson5596]

@@Carl_Pullein So, I toyed for a second and found out how to create other Journals that are color coded,& specific-thank you Sir.

[@Carl_Pullein]

@@jomoanderson5596 Glad you got it sorted, Jomo

[@RodneyDaut]

For your Time Sector system do you think we should put the routines into Day One instead of our task manager? It seems like that could work better for me.

[@Carl_Pullein]

Hu Rodney, I treat my journal as something completely different from work. It's about me as a person and tracking my personal development. Most of the routines I have in Todoist are work-related (or house chores) the checklist I have in Day One is about making sure I am working on myself. The other problem you will have is Day One will not be giving you any reminders to do anything. All you can create is a checklist for the day you are on.

[@RodneyDaut]

@@Carl_Pullein I see. Thanks.

[@leecohen7541]

Great as always Carl. You probably already know but On this day in 1940, in one of his most stirring speeches, Winston Churchill told the House of Commons "we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender". Btw. Can one follow you on Twitter? I sense like my self you are a history (or at least Churchill fanatic)

[@Carl_Pullein]

I did. It was a memorable speech and one that inspired a nation. You can follow me on Twitter. My Twitter name is @carl_pullein

[@NS-kg9rp]

Greetings master. Are you still using DAY ONE? If you keep using it, did it help in terms of efficiency?

[@Carl_Pullein]

I do and I start my day with it. I need my ten to fifteen minutes with Day One each morning for reflection and to focus me on my objectives for the day.

[@mikaelhamre2715]

Evernote?

[@Carl_Pullein]

Doesn't' print gorgeous books at the end of the year. Spent a whole year keeping my journal in Evernote and when it came to printing it out it was an horrendous mess.

[@KrishnaMamunuru]

Why not use Notion for this? Why DayOne? You can create your templates in Notion too right?

[@Carl_Pullein]

Truth? I really do not like Notion at all. It's a procrastinators dream app with so many bells and whistles, when I tested it I got next to no work done, all I ever did was play around with backgrounds, colours and banners. I know that's my fault and not the fault of Notion.

[@Komatik_]

LSD? I see, I see.

[@Carl_Pullein]

Hahahaha Long Slow Distance (a running term) ;-)

[@nukesean]

You pay a subscription for this app? Seriously? Wow... Every piece of software thinks it’s a service these days even when it’s not. It’s completely absurd.

[@Carl_Pullein]

For me it’s about supporting hard working developers so they can continue to build apps that I love using. I guess it’s always a personal choice.