Encrypted, backed up, and moved from computer to computer as circumstances evolve.
Not the main question here, of course, but whatever information you seriously intend to still have around in 10 years, you need to allocate some attention to safeguarding its journey through time.
The comparison that others made to program documentation is another aspect of this. You need to include enough context to ensure that the words still communicate in 10 years time what they mean now. How much of yourself 10 years ago, or whatever timescale you’re thinking of, can you remember? What would you wish your earlier selves’ journals to contain?
Encrypted, backed up, and moved from computer to computer as circumstances evolve.
Not the main question here, of course, but whatever information you seriously intend to still have around in 10 years, you need to allocate some attention to safeguarding its journey through time.
The comparison that others made to program documentation is another aspect of this. You need to include enough context to ensure that the words still communicate in 10 years time what they mean now. How much of yourself 10 years ago, or whatever timescale you’re thinking of, can you remember? What would you wish your earlier selves’ journals to contain?