Hi, I’ve considered this approach (If I remember correctly, it can named thematic journaling).
The most relevant writing I’ve found about is from Eleanor Konik:
Now I feel comfortable, anyway, with the usual daily journaling by default.
I see the “disorder” of the daily note fertile for ideas and thoughts that span in a broad manner rather that in depth manner; this is the value two months ago made me click to start using journaling.
But I use forms similar of yours and Eleanor’s sometimes, when I need the opposite effect. I create specific notes where I journal about a specific, vertical subject for a long period. I use them, when I want a “subject focused” journal session and I need order. It’s really effective in my project notes and meeting notes, for example, or when I process a specific article developing thoughts.
The benefits of one are the drawbacks of the other. Thematic journaling create stable,long term sessions and ordered, focused content, but also rigidity and silos effect for thoughts. Conventional Daily Journaling create disorder, is problematic manage sessions than span more days, but also it provides a tool for capturing lateral contexts thinking on different planes at the same time when you write.
My strategy. By default I use conventional daily journaling, and when I feel the need of a focused journaling session, I create or continue on an existent thematic journal note.
Very often the session starts in the first and when grows a lot I detach it from the first and move to the second
I think your approach is fine. I wanted to integrate the idea with my considerations.
I’ve learned a lot of very interesting ideas about the different methods of journaling (daily, interstitial, thematic), the process I’ve developed is using the most suitable type just in time.