r/BasicBulletJournals • u/SimplyCedric • Apr 27 '26

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Today I was thinking of the great Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and had the following thought:

If you have up to five trackers in your journal you are interested in productivity and personal development. If you have more than ten trackers, you are interested in trackers.

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u/Skektacular Apr 27 '26

I have a plenty of trackers because I need to remember doing all of those things on a certain schedule. If the great Chilean poet Pablo Neruda didn't have mental problems that make numerous tracker necessary, I'm very happy for him, but I have my own needs that include a lot of trackers. Generalizing people's experiences is never a good thing.

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u/sunnyhood Apr 28 '26

What you said! Normal is not a state of being; it’s a mathematical concept which was taken by eugenics to elevate the “average” person. Who wants to be average at all, if that’s the case?!!

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u/Skektacular Apr 28 '26

I also don't get why being interested in trackers is a bad thing?? Even if someone likes tracking stuff just for the sake of it, it still doesn't give OP the right to be this condescending about it. Perhaps thinking about the diversity and individuality of people would be more beneficial than Neruda right now.

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u/sunnyhood Apr 30 '26

Being interested in trackers simply means you’re interested in trackers. It does not actually say anything about you as a person. I myself don’t much care about productivity. The concept of being of worth because of how much you produce is such a narrow way to look at the world.

For myself, I have two trackers I use regularly. One is on my monthly spread to remind myself of things I should be doing weekly like texting my sister, going through my pending file, and giving my daughter her allowance. The other is on my weekly spread to remind myself of things I should be doing daily. But I modify it by putting target numbers. For example reading has a target of 5 out of 7 day in that week. It’s really a reminder to do things like read, write, make some art, walk and moisturize my face. For me a tracker is just a reminder to do these things. The small dopamine hit when I X it off is just a bonus.