I suspect part of the appeal of things like Timehop is they let you figure out / invent narratives for your life in the way a biographer would do. They give you a thread through the years which you might not ordinarily step back and see.
I noticed today, for instance, that I read these two books on holiday four years ago:
The Nature of Technology (which I loved) led directly to my dconstruct talk. Lots of thoughs came out of all that, most of which I haven't done anything about. But I'm hoping I'll get the chance one day.
Shop Class As Soulcraft (which I found very irritating and problematic) led, sorta, to Laptops And Looms and a lot of other ideas I haven't done anything about, but which was one of the highlights of 2011, for me.
Challenging the made-up-self-mythology though I do have to point out that I also read American Nerd, which I don't remember anything about.
