Here is the standard stack used by digital memory keepers:
You cannot get that from an Instagram grid. You cannot search that in Google Photos. Once you have mastered the basic weekly habit, consider these pro-level upgrades: friday digital photo book
If you are married, each partner makes their own Friday selection. On Friday night, you swap files. You see your week through your partner’s eyes. It is radically empathetic. (My husband’s Friday books always feature our cat in weird positions. Mine feature plants. Together, we see the whole domestic ecosystem.) Here is the standard stack used by digital
Merge this week’s PDF with last week’s. If you are using Apple Books, simply add the new file to a collection called "My Friday Book." If you are using a single PDF, use a free tool like ILovePDF to append this week to the end of last year’s file. On Friday night, you swap files
Delete everything useless. Screenshots of memes? Delete. Blurry dog photos? Delete. The 14 identical shots of your coffee? Keep one. Get your camera roll down to only the "signal" images.
I started the Friday ritual on January 7th. The first week took me 45 minutes—I had to learn the flow. By week three, I was down to 15 minutes. By week ten, I was at 8 minutes.