Hello, it’s Higashi from the Techo Team. For our final Techo News of the year, we’re running a special series titled “Hobonichi Techo End of Year Reflection 2025,” where members of the team celebrate the end of the year by flipping through our techos and looking back at how we spent the past year. Please enjoy these real and honest reports from the Techo Team.

Let’s get right into it! This year I used these techos:
• Reading log / Day-Free (A5)
• Diary + Lifelog / HON (A5)
• Wellness tracker / Weeks Mega




■Reading log / Day-Free (A5)

I started using the Day-Free because I wanted to properly keep track of the books I read. I wrote down what book I read on the day in the Monthly Calendar, and used the note pages to jot my thoughts, notes about the book, or quotes that stuck out to me.



Every year, something I really look forward to is copying all of those titles from the monthly calendar into the My 100 list in the bonus pages at the back. It’s such a happy ritual for me. After a year passes, the contents of the books I read at the start have waned a little. Writing the title one more time reminds me of little things about each one like: “Ah, I bought this from that book shop...” or “I remember reading this whilst on holiday!”After flipping back and forth through the pages, I finished listing everything I’ve read so far.



Woah! I’ve read 45 books this year. There are still about 20 days left until New Year’s Eve, so maybe I can squeeze in two or three more. Counting them up gives me that little extra push to keep going.


■Diary + Lifelog / HON (A5)

I used the HON freely—writing in my diary every day, sticking in cute wrappers from treats I enjoyed, just doing whatever I liked with it. Maybe it's because there’s lots of space to write but I’ve managed to keep up with it every day so far, even if occasionally it’s only one line. Looking back, the biggest change I’ve noticed is how I use the Remember This pages. I had planned to use them to write my goals or things I wanted to keep in mind for that month.



For January, it was to ‘polish.’ Could it have been a promise to keep my surroundings neat and tidy? Or maybe I wanted to develop a skill? Either way, if we jump 10 months ahead to November...



Well, my goals seem to have wandered off somewhere...
Instead, the page is filled with lots of memories I stuck in. And, you know what? This is perfect as is. It’s my very own techo just for me, so I’m free to change how I use it as and when I please.


■Wellness tracker / Weeks Mega

Finally, my Weeks Mega for wellness tracking. I used the weekly pages to log what I ate, and wrote the weather, humidity, sleep hours, smartphone screen time, and anything else related to my wellbeing in the memo area on the right. I made sure to write all sorts of things that might impact my wellness in detail. My motivation is practically radiating off the pages of last December, with how packed my notes are.



Come to March, and for some reason I’ve only wrote down my breakfasts. Looking back, it's become a page that makes me smile now.



In April, I boldly decided: I’m taking a break. Resting when you’re tired really is the best.

↓Text reads: "Tired, so taking a break."


On a page in May, I found a small note that reads: “Beware Snacks!!” Apparently I’d eaten too many sweets and was reflecting a bit.



After that, I would sometimes write in it, sometimes not. I filled it out at my pace, admittedly with a lot of breaks. Next year, I’d like to keep a more focused wellness tracker.

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Looking back through multiple techos like this, I noticed: The days I wrote steadily. The days I boldly took time off. The days I ignored my original plans and tried something completely different. All of it is me. And comparing all these pages—each one with a different mood—was so much fun. Now I’m excited to keep using my techo freely and comfortably again next year.

Thank you for reading my End of Year Reflection. Tomorrow, a different Techo Team member will post theirs too, so please check back again.

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