THE MOMENTLOG FIELD GUIDE
12 video diary prompts for everyday life
Not sure what to say on camera? Try twelve video journal prompts about daily details, work, travel, relationships, and your future self.
Pick one question, not the whole list
A video diary does not need to become an interview. Choose a question you can answer honestly today, describe one specific event, and say why it matters to you. These prompts are creative suggestions, not a psychological assessment or a checklist you must complete.
Daily life: notice the details you might forget
1. What small moment made you pause today? 2. What has changed about a place you visit often? 3. What did you eat, hear, or see that you would want to explain to your future self? Film a corner of your kitchen and explain why a particular meal is back on the table. A concrete detail gives you more to revisit than “nothing happened today.”
Work and learning: keep the process
4. What specific problem did you solve? 5. Which attempt did not work, and what would you change next time? 6. What feels different about something that was difficult a week ago? Focus on your own experience. Before recording, check that your picture and audio do not expose confidential information about colleagues, clients, or your workplace.
Travel and relationships: tell the story outside the frame
7. What was the first thing you noticed in a new place? 8. Which conversation from today would you like to remember? 9. What differed from what you expected before arriving? Ask permission before recording other people. Even if the camera only shows scenery, your voice can explain why the visit mattered.
Your future self: leave an answerable question
10. What do you hope to remember about today in three months? 11. What are you waiting for, and what outcome do you want to know? 12. What would you remind yourself to do when watching this next week? Use a detail such as “visit that small bookshop again this weekend” rather than an abstract instruction to live better.
Turn a prompt into a MomentLog entry
Start recording, introduce your topic, give one example, and close with one sentence. Save the log and revisit it in Timeline. AI organization requires sign-in and available allowance. Speak the important names, events, and background aloud: AI processes the audio. Do not expect a summary to reconstruct visual details you never described.
It is fine to skip a day
You do not need to answer all twelve questions or repeat the same one every day. Pick two or three that fit your life, then return to them after some time has passed. Comparing those answers can be more useful than collecting many similar clips. The point is to keep something you want to revisit, not to turn everyday life into a filming assignment.