Do you maintain a journal or diary? How do you feel after completing an entry?

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

I am really thinking of starting to maintain one. For more than one reasons of course.

What do you believe, personally, through experience, are advantages, or if you find any, shortcomings of maintaining a diary or a journal.

Also, I have both online and paper modes available. Which one would you personally prefer for yourself?

[menina]

I wrote 3 diaries but I don't keep one at this moment. I feel relieved and lost in thought after writing it. It's like I just got answers for my doubts and problems.

The only disadvantage that I see that you need to be patient to keep it. Some days you might not have patience or time to write it. Also if you live with other people and you don't store it in a safe place someone can find it and read it.

[Blackcosmo]

I have a diary and I usually write in it when I have a bad day or a good one. It's the only thing I can talk to because I have no one else. I know it can't talk back to me or understand what I'm saying since it's an inanimate object, but it still feels like I'm telling someone.

[exitseven]

I kept a journal when I was in college. It was sort of cathartic to see all the crap I had to deal with in black and white.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[OlderAndWiser]

I started to do that a few different times in my life but never did it consistently.

[sage2021]

I love to write in a paper diary. When I had one, I made sure I wrote in it every single day. Basically I just wrote about what I did that day and any details. If I missed a day, I always made sure I went back and filled it in.
The downside is that someone could read it someday.

[LilyoftheLake]

I prefer online forms, but I usually only record experiences that I REALLY want to remember and reflect on.

[Ms_Facesitter]

I don't know what I would put in there, I would write it on paper, unless others want to see it, maybe you can put it online somewhere.

[Jessica405]

I only keep one for work. An A4 hardback note book. Contains notes on things to be done, future meetings, ideas, notes on meetings attended etc. Nothing exciting! 🤣🤣🤣

[Marshymallow]

I’ve tried to keep one before but it just wasn’t my thing.