Here’s something that’s halfway nifty. Ever wanted to make sure you remember some special event, or had one of those “I’ll never forget this!” moments, only to wake up six months later and not have the fuzziest recollection of what happened? Maybe you just want to send your future self some encouragement.
Now you can.
This site lets you compose an email to be sent to yourself at any future date you choose, be it a month or ten years from now. They’ve also got some public entries you can read through, and it looks like they’re coming out with a book of compiled emails
How could you use this as a writer? You might write a little note, asking your future self if you’ve been staying on track with your latest novel over the past few months. Or maybe right now you’re struggling with a story, or feel like your writing isn’t going anywhere. Type out those feelings and send them to yourself a year from now, in the hopes that when you receive the message from the past, you’ll be in a much better place and can smile, realizing how quickly situations can change.
It might provide a little perspective, you think?
I see that smile.