{"id":853,"date":"2019-12-23T13:39:51","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T18:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bear.app\/?p=853"},"modified":"2021-12-17T13:47:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T19:47:11","slug":"how-to-start-journaling-with-bear-over-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bear.app\/2019\/12\/how-to-start-journaling-with-bear-over-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"How to start journaling with Bear over the holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
For many of us, the holidays this month are filled with family, friends, and celebration. That surely means good food, gatherings, maybe some down time with a book or video game, traveling, making up New Year\u2019s Resolutions on the spot, and maybe even committing to one. Maybe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With all this going on, the holidays and new year are a great<\/em> time to journal, or start if you haven\u2019t. Whether it\u2019s to save memories, process feelings, or make sense of your daily happenings, Bear is a fast, flexible place to do it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s explore some tips on journaling with Bear\u2014from ideas on what<\/em> to journal, to tricks for getting it done quickly so you can stay present with family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To get started journaling, it helps to think about what<\/em> you want to archive for posterity. Some people like to preserve moments\u2014who, what, where. Others spend more time on the experience and emotions of events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s no wrong answer here. But the best way to find your<\/em> answer is to just start. Try it with an upcoming event, maybe a family dinner or party. After the event, title a new note with the event\u2019s name, then include the who, what, and where. Think about how you felt, or the overall vibe of the evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Try this a couple times and notice the details you gravitate towards. Review a couple entries and pay attention to anything you think should be added, or bits you don\u2019t care about. Going through these motions, and beginning to create a habit, will help hone and polish your journaling style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Organizing your journal (and other) notes in Bear is a breeze with tags. You can add them anywhere in a note, quickly create new tags on the fly, and even use nested tags<\/a> to create hierarchies like weeks, months, and years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Over the years, we\u2019ve seen many journaling Bears employ a tagging structure of #year\/month\/day. Whether or not you include additional tags, this is a common way to keep entries organized and easy to review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s quick review of how Bear\u2019s tags and nested tags work:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If a photo can say it all, Bear\u2019s writing tools can get out of the way. When editing a note on iPhone and iPad, simply tap the camera button on the left side of our shortcut bar, above the keyboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can quickly snap a photo with Bear and save it to the note, right where you were editing. Bonus points<\/strong>: photos snapped within Bear like this, stay<\/em> in Bear; they won’t clutter up your Photos app unless you decide to save them externally from a note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bear Pro<\/a> unlocks a variety of great features, one being the ability to lock and encrypt individual notes. No one can access them without Face\/Touch ID authentication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a great way to keep sensitive notes away from curious family and friends. Bear Pro also enables you to lock the entire Bear app so it won\u2019t open without your Face\/Touch ID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bear for Apple Watch<\/a> is always just a tap away, even when your other devices aren\u2019t. Launch Bear from a complication on your Watch face, and it opens immediately to listening to you for a voice-to-text note. Yes, you live in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also open Bear on your Watch to access your most recent 15 notes and append text to them. It\u2019s the perfect way to quickly save your thoughts in the moment, then expand on them later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bear has a few custom shortcuts for adding things like date and time stamps, as well as headings 1-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat matters?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Organize with tags, nested tags<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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1,000 words in a tap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Keep notes private with Bear Pro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Start entries from your wrist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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