Don't mean at all to discredit what the author's done - it's their life and seems to have been helpful to them and for that I'm very glad.
But this would make me so sad -
Its not that the notes are useful but every few months I love nostalgia tripping on old notes. Like looking at old photos but instead of places and people its thoughts. Like, "oh yeah, I did care about that back then!"
I know what you mean. It's not just notes. I had shelves full of trinkets and books that I never looked at. I threw them all way to "unclutter my life". I realize now, even though I never picked them up or read the books they triggered memories. When I bought them, what I was into at the time, things like that. I don't know how much I wish I still had them all.
I'm going though something kind of similar now in that there are several boxes of stuff of mine in my parent's storage. I haven't looked in them in 20+ years. I basically told them to just chuck them in the trash. I haven't seen them, I don't want to see them. If I see them I'll just end up keeping them for another 20+ years without looking at them.
Yes, they will trigger memories. Things I made in high school, elementary school, college, etc.... There's at least 3 journals. But, do I really care? If they had just thrown them away with out telling me or if the storage and burnt down I'd have no idea what was in them and I certainly don't miss the contents or even think about them except when my parents mention, "you know, we still have your boxes in our storage"
I don't know how to choose between keeping them and getting rid of a pile of trash haha. I'm choosing to throw them away. I'd prefer not to know what's in them so I don't know what I don't know. I guess partly I just want to detach from the past. Others certainly make different choices.
That's what I feel after finding "Desktop" backup folders from years ago after refreshing my Windows installations. Each computer had their unique desktop and documents folder with bunch of software, games, half written plugins / codes.
But this would make me so sad -
Its not that the notes are useful but every few months I love nostalgia tripping on old notes. Like looking at old photos but instead of places and people its thoughts. Like, "oh yeah, I did care about that back then!"