The Growth Journal is the foundation of all Tome.gg protocols — a simple, systematic approach to tracking your learning that creates compound growth over time.

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The Minimal Version

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Daily Entry (2-3 sentences)

## [Date] - What I Learned Today
- [Write 2-3 sentences about what you learned]

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Weekly Challenge

## This Week's Challenge
- Problem: [What challenge did you face?]
- Approach: [How did you try to solve it?]
- Outcome: [What happened?]

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Monthly Share

## Monthly Insight
- [One thing you learned that's worth sharing publicly]

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Getting Started

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Choose Your Tool

Use any document editor:
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Start Small

What did you learn today? Write just 2-3 sentences. Don’t overthink it.
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Build the Habit

Do this daily for one week. Consistency matters more than length, correctness, completeness, or precision.
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Add Structure

After a week, add weekly challenges and monthly insights.
Remember: The best growth journal is the one you actually use. Start simple and build from there.

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Example Entry

## March 15, 2024 - What I Learned Today

- Learned about React's useCallback hook and how it prevents unnecessary re-renders
- Discovered that it's only useful when passing callbacks to optimized child components
- Realized I was overusing it in my previous projects without understanding the performance implications

## This Week's Challenge

- Problem: My React app was re-rendering too often causing performance issues
- Approach: Used React DevTools Profiler to identify components that render unnecessarily
- Outcome: Found 3 components that were re-rendering due to object creation in render, fixed with useMemo

## Monthly Insight

The key to React performance isn't using every optimization hook available—it's understanding when and why to use them. Measure first, optimize second.

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Success Metrics

  • ✅ Day 7: You’ve written for a full week
  • ✅ Day 30: You’ve built a sustainable habit
  • ✅ Day 90: You can see patterns in your learning

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Advanced Options

Once you’ve established the habit:

Collaborative Growth Journal

Learn about collaborative editing with mentors and peers

Training Definition

Learn the motions of productive and unproductive cycles in training