Once upon a time, putting the pictures you took in a photo album was typical. That way, it was possible to take the photo album, flip through it, and go down memory lane. After buying my first digital camera, the pictures are stored on a hard drive, but I never look at them, which is a pity. In 2005, I got to travel a lot, and I printed miniature versions of the pictures I took but never looked at them. They are too small, and there are too many of them.

This year, the course Building a Second Brain I bought inspired me to create a photo album covering 2022. The result was a physical book that was mailed to me. I'm holding the book, and I'm not sure I'm happy with it. I like the book's quality, but something is missing. I wanted to write comments beside each picture, but I skipped that part partly because I wanted to keep the price low and partly because I wanted to finish the book quickly.

I'm considering whether to give the photo album one more try. It bothers me a bit that strangers will see the pictures and text comments because some of them are very private to me. The idea behind creating the photo album is so that I can go down memory lane when I get older. I don't have children or a partner, so I don't have anyone else to help me remember the past. A photo album with text comments will help me remember.

The photo album was not cheap, but I don't think it will be cheaper to print it myself. The benefit of printing the photo album on my printer is that I can edit the photos and write what I want. I can also reprint a page if I'm not happy with it. My biggest hurdle with printing the book is finding an easy way to create it. I need to only concentrate on choosing the pictures and writing the text. I'm looking forward to giving it a try.