Status: Blank field-test. Complete during one real day. Do not reconstruct several days into one.
Header
- Date:
- Places occupied:
- Approximate waking and sleeping boundaries:
- Weather source, if used:
First Record
Write this before deciding what the day is about.
- Time:
- Location:
- Light:
- Temperature or felt temperature:
- Nearest sound:
- Body fact:
- Object already out of place:
Three Returns
Choose one ordinary location and return to it three times.
| Time | What is unchanged? | What changed? | What did you do there? |
|---|---|---|---|
Work
- Task that occupied the most time:
- Small task that produced visible evidence:
- Interruption:
- Tool or system that failed, resisted, or required adjustment:
- Thing left unfinished:
Place
- Familiar feature seen differently:
- Evidence of another person’s work:
- Plant, animal, weather, or material condition actually observed:
- Something present only because it is February:
The Miss
Record one detail noticed late enough that it probably existed before attention reached it.
- Detail:
- When it was noticed:
- Why it may have been missed:
The Uncooperative Detail
Write down one fact that does not fit the emerging mood or argument of the day. Do not interpret it away.
Closing Record
- Time:
- Last active room or place:
- Remaining sound:
- Bodily condition:
- Object prepared for tomorrow:
Drafting Constraint
After the day ends, write 250-500 words using at least five recorded facts. Include the uncooperative detail. Do not claim that noticing improved the day. End with a physical fact rather than a lesson.