In short, it is a writing tool. Are you a writer? Are you blogging? Are you working on developing a theory of something?
This is a very important sentence. Modern day knowledge workers are under constant cultural pressure that tells them everything they do is better if they shove it up its own ass. You don't have to create a document for every book you read, a record of every action you take. Without specific goals in mind obsessive self-documentation is just a massive level of busy-work that doesn't actually contribute to your skills or happiness.
This is a very important sentence. Modern day knowledge workers are under constant cultural pressure that tells them everything they do is better if they shove it up its own ass. You don't have to create a document for every book you read, a record of every action you take. Without specific goals in mind obsessive self-documentation is just a massive level of busy-work that doesn't actually contribute to your skills or happiness.