Diary Log

Log activities, decisions, and events to Diary/ for memory and pattern detection.

When to Use

Invoke this skill when:

• •✅ Task completed - Log what was done and outcome
• •🤔 Decision made - Record decision and reasoning
• •📌 Important event - Meeting, conversation, milestone
• •💡 Insight discovered - Learning or realization
• •🔄 Context to preserve - Info needed for next pulse
• •🎯 Goal progress - Action advancing a goal

Workflow

1. Determine Today's Date

Calculate current date for filename: Diary/YYYY-MM-DD.md

2. Structure the Entry

Format:

[HH:MM] [CATEGORY] Brief headline

Details:
- Key point 1
- Key point 2
- Key point 3

Related: [Link to Goals/ or Responsibilities/ if applicable]

Categories (use tags):

• •[TASK] - Completed task
• •[DECISION] - Decision made
• •[EVENT] - Meeting, conversation, milestone
• •[GOAL] - Progress on goal
• •[INSIGHT] - Learning or realization
• •[EMERGENCY] - Critical event
• •[BLOCKED] - Hit a blocker
• •[WIN] - Celebration-worthy accomplishment

3. Write Concise Entry

Good entries:

• •✅ Clear headline describing what happened
• •✅ 2-5 bullet points with details
• •✅ Links to related Goals/Responsibilities
• •✅ Outcome or next steps

Avoid:

• •❌ Vague ("did stuff")
• •❌ Too much detail (essay-length)
• •❌ Missing context (what/why)

Examples:

[14:30] [TASK] Completed Q1 proposal slides

Details:
- Finalized revenue projections (15% growth target)
- Added competitive analysis section
- Reviewed with Sarah, incorporated feedback
- Ready for client presentation tomorrow

Related: Goals/Q1-Revenue-Target.md

[09:15] [DECISION] Chose React over Vue for new project

Reasoning:
- Team has more React experience
- Better TypeScript support
- Larger ecosystem for our needs
- Client already using React

Trade-off: Steeper learning curve for 2 junior devs
Next: Set up project scaffold this afternoon

[16:00] [GOAL] Marathon training - Week 5 Day 3

- 6-mile long run completed
- Pace: 9:45/mile (comfortable)
- Felt strong, no injuries
- Total weekly mileage: 18 miles

Related: Goals/Marathon-Training.md
Status: On track for April race

4. Append to Diary File

Use Write or Edit tool to append entry to Diary/YYYY-MM-DD.md

If file doesn't exist, create it with header:

# Diary: YYYY-MM-DD (Day of Week)

[entries go here]

5. Confirm (if user-facing)

For user-initiated logs, confirm:

✓ Logged to Diary: [brief description]

Entry Guidelines

When to log:

• •After completing significant tasks
• •Immediately after important decisions
• •At end of meetings/conversations
• •When goals advance
• •When patterns emerge
• •When context needed later

When NOT to log:

• •Trivial routine actions
• •Every single pulse (too noisy)
• •Redundant info already captured
• •Personal/private user info without consent

Level of detail:

• •Critical events: More detail
• •Routine tasks: Brief
• •Decisions: Include reasoning
• •Goals: Include metrics

Pattern Detection

Over time, Diary entries enable:

• •Goal progress tracking
• •Energy/productivity patterns
• •Decision-making quality
• •Time management insights
• •Blocker identification

Review past entries during:

• •/goal-check reviews
• •Morning briefings (check yesterday)
• •Evening wrap-ups (summarize today)

Example Diary File

# Diary: 2026-01-22 (Wednesday)

[08:00] [EVENT] Morning briefing sent
- 3 meetings today
- Key focus: Q1 proposal prep
- Urgent: Budget approval by EOD

[10:30] [TASK] Team standup completed
- Reviewed sprint progress (80% done)
- Blocked: PR #456 needs security review
- Next: Follow up with security team this afternoon

[14:00] [WIN] Client presentation went great!
- Client loved revenue projections
- Approved Q1 proposal
- Next steps: Contract by Friday

Related: Goals/Q1-Revenue-Target.md
Impact: On track for Q1 target, ahead by 10%

[15:30] [DECISION] Approved budget for new hires
- 2 engineers, 1 designer
- Total: $300K
- Start date: March 1

Reasoning: Team bandwidth critical for Q2 goals
Risk: Budget tight, but worth it

[18:00] [GOAL] Evening wrap-up sent
- Productive day, 3 major wins
- Tomorrow: Light morning, focus afternoon
- User should feel accomplished

[18:30] [INSIGHT] User most productive before noon
- Pattern observed over 2 weeks
- 80% of goal progress happens AM
- Suggestion: Schedule deep work mornings only

The goal is to: ✅ Preserve context between pulses ✅ Enable pattern detection over time ✅ Support goal tracking and reviews ✅ Create searchable memory of actions