Do you keep a diary?

diary - diary photo
@youless (112123)
Guangzhou, China
January 1, 2008 9:24am CST
When I was a high school student, I kept a diary almost everyday. I haven't keep this habit anymore and I even think that it is no need to keep a diary. As it is something personal and you don't want others to discover your secrets.
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@jean0827 (306)
• Malaysia
2 Jan 08
I just write down some special stuff in my "diary", not everyday.. try to write in my own "language" so nobody can understand if someone really find it out..Lol
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Jan 08
You are smart:)
@jean0827 (306)
• Malaysia
2 Jan 08
haha..thank you for praising me..XD
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@SViswan (12051)
• India
2 Jan 08
When I was in high school I did too. My parents never went through my diary (or they probably did and I never got to know..lol). But after I was married, I found that my husband would go through my diary (which I didn't like) ...so I stopped it. But I still need to vent sometimes by writing...so I write it on a piece of paper and then throw it away!
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@SViswan (12051)
• India
2 Jan 08
Thanks:) I'll tell them that!
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Jan 08
You have good parents:)
@golfproo (1839)
• Canada
18 May 08
Hi, I too used to keep a diary all the time. I found it really interesting to go back into it years later and see what I was doing in the past. I have kind of fallen away from doing that now as life's demands have increased. Maybe I will get into it again however... cheers, :)
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
18 May 08
Today not many people keep a diary and I am glad that you are the exception
@shiloh_222 (5479)
• Philippines
2 Jan 08
hi.. i did when i was in high school and in college. i even drawn special events and kept a drawing journal of the events of my life. but when i started working...life is really busier... so i don't anymore. i tried blogging but it eats alot of time
@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Jan 08
Making a blog is a good idea, at least it is less personal than diary. You like others to visit your blog.
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• Philippines
2 Jan 08
yeah... i will try to see if my blogs are still active... i havent had an entry over a month and half
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@xialinye (1403)
• China
18 May 08
no,i seldom write a diary coz i think diary is born for a girl,but i am a boy.i don't need to keep a diary.i am not so sensitive. but i will memorize some meaningful events and experience.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
18 May 08
I don't know keeping a diary will be different between a boy and a girl
• Philippines
18 May 08
keeping a diary is neat. it becomes an outlet and a training ground to keep your thoughts organized. you can always go back to your writing as you move and grow older and reminisce the past. blogging, like what we are doing, is some sort of diary. re-live the past.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
18 May 08
Blogging seems to be less personal. At least you love to share it in public.
@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
2 Jan 08
I actually have 3 different journals...a dream journal, a spiritual journal and my daily journal..However the past yr I've not written in any of them much at all..Something I plan on getting back into this yr
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Jan 08
I think you can be a good journalist:)
• Hong Kong
16 Apr 08
I wrote diary from time to time when I was in high school but those entries were really sad and I wouldn't want to re-read anymore. Therefore, I don't write diary anymore because I don't want to remember things that are not fun or sad to me. I would rather remember the good stuff and move on in life.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Apr 08
You are positive. It's always better for us to look forward to the future rather than thinking about the past.
@shinjiao (1457)
• China
2 Jan 08
Hi,youless! I kept this habit in my middle school but finally I decided to give it up,though I bought a delighted notebook as the diary book. Someone believes that writing can release pressure but I don't think so.When I wrote my diary,wrote my pressure on my notebook,I found it meant nothing but wasting time.The problmes still existed! So I decided to put my diary book away.Even now, I don't want to write a diary.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Jan 08
I found the problem for me is I am afraid someone else may read my diary.
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
16 Apr 08
Hi youless! I did keep a diary when I was young and until I got married. But since then, I just stopped writing my day to day activities and feelings. I guess, I was too tired to write anything down on my diary and I never wanted anyone to read it. I already have burn all my diaries..I guess, I want my life to be kept private and I fear that when I die someone will just read it. Just my thoughts. Take care and have a nice day!
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
17 Apr 08
I can understand it. I had only one diary left and perhaps one day I should burn it, too.
@candytang (341)
• China
2 Jan 08
One year ago I wrote a diary everyday ,but at now ,I sedlom do this .I don't know why I don't want to write anymore.Maybe it is because I become more lazier .Sometimes when I want to remember something down ,finally I find I have nothing to write.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Jan 08
Thanks for your response.
• China
2 Jan 08
No,I don not.I hate this,it is terrible.I think
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Jan 08
Oh, really?
• Philippines
16 Apr 08
hello! I've always kept a journal since I was a child (from elementary, high school, all through out college and even up until now that I'm working). I write a lot, although not on a routine basis - there are days when I write multiple entries, and then a week would pass without me writing anything. I am a "habitual thinker" (for a lack of better term :D), meaning, my mind is always running at multiple levels at the same time (it is impossible for me to just focus on a single task, for example, I can be watching a movie, while reading and drawing, while talking to someone, and still some random unrelated thought would pop-up). So a journal is a necessity (relieves massive headaches too ;p), as it is a repository of what I term "excess thoughts". I find it easier to analyze and organize my thoughts and observations when I had it written down. God knows how many notebooks and planners I filled up (I keep them safe in my "locker".) :D I also blog actively - http://leiaskywalker.wordpress.com - but still, I keep an old-fashioned journal for more private matters.
@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Apr 08
You can be a good writher
@sanzi1201 (644)
• China
17 Apr 08
I have had sereral diary notes from my senior shool.But,I didn't note every day ,except I want to write down something significative cases.Usually,when I feel very happy or sorrow,I will want to write it in my diary notebook.In this way,I 'LL feel comfortable much more.Now,I take my diary notebook along with me also,and I could write at any moment when I want to log.It's my the best friend of mine.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
17 Apr 08
Writing diary can somewhat release the pressure.
@magica (3707)
• Bulgaria
2 Jan 08
I had a diary as a teenager, actually it`s good way to show your emotion, to analize your behaviour, to clean yourself, to release some stress. For many people their diaries have sentimental value. Now we use more forums online and blogs.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Jan 08
Thanks for your response.
• India
2 Jan 08
Hi youless! When I used to be in my school years I used to keep a diary. I left that habit after leaving college One of my newyear resolutions is to keep a diary as it would help me to get more organized. I don't do anything I am ashamed of so i guess I do not mind if anyone else discover the contents of my diary.
@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Jan 08
You are so generous:)
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
2 Jan 08
Hello dear youless. It is the same with me so far as keeping diary is concerned. But I have never kept diaries since I got married a couple of years later. It seems that there is not enough time to keep diary after marriage and there is no need to go on with it for me. I don't think that I will ever start again to keep diary. Thanks.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Jan 08
If you have your child, then you will find you really have no more spare time:)
@pree70 (525)
• India
2 Jan 08
hi there.. i have never been able to inculcate the habit of keeping a diary.. i have really tried a lot of times, but i just can't sustain the habit... there is also this fear of others getting hold of it and reading my extremely personal thoughts... that too may be a reason why i don't maintain one. but this year, as always, i have decided to make another attempt
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Jan 08
Thanks for your response.
@qoowdl (36)
• China
1 Jan 08
i have no perseverance to keep a diary everyday.however,when i feel sad i always writing something about my feelings to relax myself.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Jan 08
It seems I also wrote down a diary when I felt bad.
@rajays (40)
• Thailand
1 Jan 08
I used to keep a diary years ago back in school and college. Lately I have been keeping an online diary that is password protected. This way I can access my notes, thoughts and add entries anytime I want to and from anywhere. Keeping a diary help me remember things and feelings and helps me organize my thoughts. I think everybody should keep a personal diary.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Jan 08
It is safer to keep an online diary than the original diary book.