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Home | My Diary guided tour | Benefits of keeping a diary Benefits of diary keeping reference from web 10 Benefits of Keeping a Journal, and What to Write in It I was told by my 8th grade teacher that all the most intelligent people in the world carried personal journals everywhere they went. I didn’t believe her. Perhaps the fact that keeping a journal for the entire semester was a class requisite made me somewhat of a skeptic... By Ivan Rios, makegenius.com The positive health benefits of keeping a diary There’s nothing like putting pen to paper to instil you with a sense of optimism, anticipation and excitement about your goals or aspirations. The act of writing something down always makes it more real, more concrete than merely thinking it – which is why we’re always extolling the virtues of training journals and food diaries... By Sam Murphy A new reason for keeping a diary Research offers intriguing evidence on why expressive writing boosts health. By SIRI CARPENTER
Journaling is a term coined for the practice of keeping a diary or journal that explores thoughts and feelings surrounding the events of one’s life. Journaling, as a stress management and self-exploration tool, is not the same as simply recording the happenings in one’s life, like keeping a log. To be most helpful, one must write in detail about feelings and cognitions related to stressful events, as one would discuss topics in therapy... By Elizabeth Scott, M.S., About.com
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