The Joy of the Log: Why I Love Recording Everything

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Perhaps there's something hardwired in my brain, but I genuinely enjoy recording things. It's more than just a habit; there's a satisfying click when a piece of data is logged, a feeling of order emerging from the everyday.

Whether it's writing down ideas, meticulously logging my runs on Strava (you might remember I ran the London Marathon last year and I'm gearing up for Chicago this year), or cataloging my ever-growing record collection on Discogs, there's a certain pleasure in capturing these details.

My current small obsession? Catching up on my Letterboxd account with previously watched films. It's been a fun dive into the past, sifting through old theatre receipt emails and even trawling through the archives of this very blog, blog.johncooke.info, for movies I've previously written about. It’s a bit like creating a personal archive of my experiences, one entry at a time.