Why I Date-Stamp Everything

Ken Lane
3 min readJan 30, 2023

And that gets a date, and that gets a date, and that gets a date…

Just a quick disclaimer: When I say “date-stamp,” I don’t mean a literal stamp as though I am a notary or librarian. I simply mean writing the date. Ok, let us begin.

Whether I’m writing in Google Docs, a journal entry, a typewritten piece, or maybe even a birthday card entry (OK, maybe not there), before I write anything…

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Ken Lane

I’m just a fella chronicling his attempts to live purposefully while finding contentment in the simple things.