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Keeping a diary - is it old fashioned?
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Oh i love a diary/journal
Like lots on here I have a small one in my bag which runs mid year (student diary), a calendar that I get with my Good Food mag and then something more of a journal. For next year I have got this cos I like Dawn French and seemed like a good idea.
The only downside to me is other people reading it :eek: but by then I guess I wont care0 -
Oh i love a diary/journal
Like lots on here I have a small one in my bag which runs mid year (student diary), a calendar that I get with my Good Food mag and then something more of a journal. For next year I have got this cos I like Dawn French and seemed like a good idea.
The only downside to me is other people reading it :eek: but by then I guess I wont care
I worry about people reading it too but I still feel the need to write things down, if its too sensitive I would maybe write in on loose paper and then destroy it. Do you keep all your journals and small appointment diaries? Oh and I've seen the Dawn French book, looks interesting.0 -
I worry about people reading it too but I still feel the need to write things down, if its too sensitive I would maybe write in on loose paper and then destroy it. Do you keep all your journals and small appointment diaries? Oh and I've seen the Dawn French book, looks interesting.
oh yes my first one goes back to my early teens ....its a funny read:rotfl: appointment diaries I keep for a couple of years and calendars I copy across so I don't forget a birthday
I do believe that a good long scribble in a journal dumps the worry on to paper and I know if I am not doing it at all as it just stays whizzing round my head0 -
Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »Whilst grabbing a coffee before yet another hospital appointment last week, I noticed that the numbers of people who, from their phone conversations, type of clothing and handbags/cases, appeared to be extremely successful medical professionals, all seemed to have Fil-o-faxes or Bullet Journals.
Errrrr, you weren’t watching BBC Casualty Circ. 1985 were you????0 -
I am 28. I have been writing regularly in a 'journal' diary since I was 15, although over the years it has morphed from plain notebooks giving me the freedom to write as much or as little as I liked, to just one of those 5 year diary's with space for only a sentence or two each day. I do write in it every day though I definitely wouldn't claim to have an exciting life!
I write all my appointments and events in an analogue diary with a week view, no digital or phone diaries for me. I keep being given wall calendars each year at Christmas and I hate it as I never use them.
In addition to the 5 year diary at home, and the appointment diary always in my bag, I keep a plain notebook on me at all times for longer pieces of writing, to do lists, goal planning and things like that.
I frequently read lists about the best things that successful people do that make them successful and they nearly all include the fact that successful people keep journals and write things down.
I do have some digital diary forms, as I have both a debt free diary on here and a blog.
I think it all comes down to people's individual preferences and it would be wrong to make a sweeping generalising like that person in the shop did. My OH is older then me and never writes anything down, he is all digital. I write everything down.
I do occasionally set reminders on my phone, but I am more likely to write a note and place it somewhere distinct.Debt Free Stage 1 - Completed 27/08/2020
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I had a 5 year diary that went from 1989 to 1993 - nearly my whole secondary school career. Was reading over what I did yesterday 16th December) for those five years. Not a lot of space so had to be concise! Very nostalgic. Now I have a calendar for appointments and birthdays, and a week to a page spiral bound diary to keep track of direct debits (I'm terrible at remembering them). I do sometimes put appointments in the 'money diary'! It works for me anywayDFW Nerd no 239.....Last Personal Debt paid off Nov 2012!
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The only downside to me is other people reading it :eek: but by then I guess I wont care
But then I guess you'd be surprised at just how many people are "hiding something" anyway.
The older I get the more inclined I am to think that it's probably very very few people indeed that aren't "hiding something" (even from their "nearest and dearest").
Those that aren't and are more "open book" types may well have some views that are perfectly normal and acceptable (in 50/100 years time - but some people find them unacceptable in late 20th/early 21st century society iyswim). Just think of those women that knew (fact) that, of course, they were totally equal to men and had to keep quiet about it much/maybe all of the time because it was 19th century Britain for instance. Or normal modern women currently living in some of the Middle East countries and knowing they are equal to men/entitled to have a drink or two if they decide to/etc - but, in those societies, being told they are wrong (even though we know they're not).
I do think journals have a place for those who are told they are "wrong" for expressing opinions - that aren't wrong at all - but just unpopular with some in that context. All the worse if some other people are telling you that their personal opinions are incontrovertible "Facts".
On that note - I think I've just realised it may well be a good idea for me to buy a journal for myself....0 -
I never used to keep a diary until last year when I jumped in to Bullet Journaling and I can honestly say it's the best thing I did. I keep a monthly expenses list. A habit tracker for each month which has been invaluable as well as my to do lists etc...
Lamewolf I am going to put pagan and Celtic bits in my bullet journal this year..Mortgage Free as of 20.9.17Declutter challenge 2023, 2024 🏅 🏅⭐️⭐️
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Lamewolf I am going to put pagan and Celtic bits in my bullet journal this year..
- the other good thing is I can use pictures of my Canine guests on the top "picture" bit of the pages. :T
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I am very intrigued by the idea of journaling. I have spent a lot of my life trying to be more organised. I start off with good intentions but they get lost quite quickly. Journaling sounds good but a bit complicated. I like to keep things simple so perhaps I will stick with the bits of paper.
LameWolf I think you should write a book about your canine guests. You speak of them with such love that it is bound to be a best seller.I believe that friends are quiet angels
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