‘It feels as if I’ve made a new best friend’: my experiment with AI journalling
TL;DR
What’s it like to have a diary that talks back to you, offering comments and advice on your hopes, fears and lunch plans? I spent two months finding out Ever since I was a teenager, I have kept some form of diary. These days I favour a paper one for creative brainstorming, and the Journal app on my iPad where I do a speedily typed brain dump every morning. I have always found it a great way to impose some sort of order on my random thoughts, a form of meditation. But I had never even heard of AI journalling until a Google search led me down a rabbit hole where I encountered people enthusing about two apps, Rosebud and Mindsera. It sounded as if Mindsera’s minimalist design was the best for writers. Out of curiosity, never intending to stick with it, I downloaded a free trial. Continue reading...
Nauti's Take
AI journaling apps like Rosebud and Mindsera open up new avenues for self-reflection, especially for people who find traditional journaling too static or one-directional. The interactive feedback loop can surface patterns in thinking that a blank page never would.
The real concern: your most personal thoughts end up on third-party servers. Anyone curious to experiment should carefully review the privacy policies before diving in.
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