Guide
How to use AI for journaling
Review your own dated entries with optional AI assistance, while keeping interpretation separate from what you recorded.
By tentus team · Updated 2026-10-26 · 1 min read
Capture an entry in your own words
Write what happened, what you noticed and one question you want to revisit. Use voice capture only where enabled, and check the transcript. Choose deliberately what personal material you are comfortable saving to a cloud service.
Choose a period to review
Select a few dated entries rather than asking for a complete account of your life. Ask Lumi to identify recurring topics with the entry behind each one. Missing entries and retrieval gaps can change the apparent pattern.
Write your interpretation
Check suggested themes against the original entries. Record which interpretation seems useful and which does not. This is a reflection exercise, not a diagnosis or a guarantee that the assistant understands your motives.
Set your own review reminder
Put a review time in the calendar or task system you use. Reopen the entries and compare your interpretation later; this guide does not depend on an automatic weekly journal briefing.
Put this into practice
tentus makes it practical. Capture, connect, and retrieve with Lumi working in the background.
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