Changing the Way I Journal After Ten Years

I mentioned in my latest Monthly Log that I've changed how I journal this year, and that I might write about it someday. Today's the day. Last year I was keeping three journals: my usual Hobonichi Day Free, a 5-Year Techo Book (also from Hobonichi) and a Dragon Quest Habit Tracker. I'm not counting the additional casual stuff like all the notebooks in which I keep separate brainstorming processes, or where I take notes about music or language learning. This is strictly about my daily life. The habit tracker was cute, but an additional notebook just to track the usual 4 habits really is an overkill. I'm much happier now that I track everything in my Hobonichi, it's much more flexible. The 5-Year... I'd be at my fourth year now, if I kept at it. Thing is, it's never been a hassle until recently, and that's the core of what I'm addressing now, and why I changed how I journal after so many years. When I first got my 5-Year Techo Book, I thought: "I've journaled for 5 years now pretty much…