Engineering video
0:53 · 12 February 2023
The speaker explains: keeping a journal tracks your progress on new technologies or side projects, helps you stay consistent, and serves as an achievement list to effectively negotiate promotions.
Hear it at 0:03 →The speaker explains: writing in a journal every day pushes you to get better, which automatically improves your daily work writing such as tickets.
Hear it at 0:20 →The speaker explains: a journal allows you to look into the past to analyze what went well, what did not, and what you can correct.
Hear it at 0:35 →Here are three reasons why you need to keep a journal as a developer. Number one, it will keep track of your progress, whether you are learning a new technology or doing a new side project. Documenting your progress in a journal will increase the chances that you stay consistent and you finish what you start. It will also serve as a list of your achievements at work and help you negotiate that promotion more effectively.
Number two, keeping a journal will improve your writing and documentation skills. Writing every day will push you to get better and this will help you in your daily basis at work. Whether you are writing a ticket or any kind of writing you are doing, it will automatically improve. And finally, a journal will allow you to reflect and learn from your past mistakes. You will be able to look into the past and analyze, hey, what went well, what didn't, and what can you correct?
As a pro tip, if at the same time you want to improve your communication skills, you can also try keeping a video journal.
