For me the answer is part risk management and part philosphy.
To address the risk of lost writings, one must assess the impact of loss of those writings and the likelihood of various threats they face being realized: fire, flood, loss, water damage, etc. And then choose protections for the most impactful and most likely scenarios.
The likelihood of flood deep enough to reach my notebooks is highly unlikely. Fire is in the realm of possible. Spills are highly likely but would only damage some pages. I can take steps to prevent or react to this possibility.
Losing my work bullet journal would suck but isn't the end of the world. If everything burned or flooded my co-workers would forgive me for "losing my brain (notebook)". If the impact would be higher, I would scan the critical pages, use waterproof ink, etc.
Nothing else I am writing, if lost, would be a big deal. Otherwise, sure, I would choose permanent, water resistant ink, scan pages, store safely, etc.
I have been thinking lately, as I contemplate mortality and progeny, how little I knew about my parents' and grandparents' lives. I got only a handful of stories along the way.
I wished I could have known more. If only they had left journals or biographies behind or at least told me more.
In thinking about what to share with my daughter, I came to the conclusion that the story of my life is for me, alone, to experience, from which to derive such things as enjoyment, suffering, and wisdom.
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