A Spanish has been observing his daily experiences for 10 years

Maurice Villaruel, a researcher at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, wanted to get a more detailed and complete record of his daily life so that he could learn how to live more effectively. Ten years ago, he started writing all the things he did every day, and he has been doing it every day ever since.

Villaruel was 40 years old in February 2010, when he decided to embark on an unprecedented experience of self-knowledge and improvement. He decided to keep a detailed record of everything that was going on in his life, by writing down all the experiences accurately, where he was, and the people he met, every 15 to 30 minutes of each day. I think this will not only help him to remember everything better, but also help him to manage his time and daily life perfectly. After nine years and nine months, the researcher says he was right.

One of the main goals of Villaruel's experience of tracking the details of everyday life is to manage time, and more specifically to understand how he spent his time, and how it affected his overall mood and happiness. For example, he used to drive to work, but shortly after he started writing everything in his records, he noticed that he was often upset by small accidents, such as someone blocking the road in front of him, or falling into a traffic jam, so Villaruel began to use The metro and walking to work, which not only eased some tension, but was also better for its health.

The typical day starts the night before, according to the experiments of the Spanish researcher, with a plan for the next day. Then, on that day, he takes notes every 15 to 30 minutes, explaining where he is and what he is doing at that time, regardless of whether it is something new, exciting or normal, such as standing in a grocery queue. Villaruel says recording every detail of his life helped him make small but significant improvements.

- Villaruel has decided to keep a detailed record of all that is happening

In his life, by writing all the experiments accurately,

And the places where he was, the people he met,

Every 15 to 30 minutes of every day.