Yeah, I think I just need to de-couple the idea of a journal with some multi-day task or project. Good idea. I do think I'll keep the journal thing since my job has a lot of physical equipment in/out that I like to just mark down.
The dream is to be off them completely, but I view (but do not engage with) a weekly top posts of a few reddit communities at the end of the week. YouTube has its claws in me and I look forward to trading that out.
I guess you're right, it's not hard. Plus /today I think is a quick way to do the date. I'll give it a shot, thanks!