{"id":254,"date":"2019-03-18T00:20:39","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T22:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silverliningideas.com\/?p=254"},"modified":"2019-06-20T00:00:17","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T22:00:17","slug":"why-to-write-a-diary-why-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silverliningideas.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/18\/why-to-write-a-diary-why-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Why to Write a Diary? Why Not?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The literature, theaters and movies are full of stories of diaries. People since centuries has been writing about what happened to them, recording their feelings and memories<\/strong>. In our digital world, we have plenty of opportunities to record all these things. Does it still make sense to write a diary?<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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When I was younger, just like lot of other girls in our class, I used to write a diary. I wrote about what happened at school, what I did after, I gathered my thoughts. It was not a conscious decision<\/strong>, it was rather just following the trends<\/strong>. I had no idea why it would be useful or how can I use it. <\/span><\/p>\n

During important trips of my life, when I wanted to create a special memory for myself<\/strong>, I restarted writing a diary of it. But these posts included only what happened during a couple of weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Later on I realized the real power<\/strong> of diaries or journals. It\u2019s a good method to record nice memories, however with today\u2019s technology we have easier ways than writing a lot of words. I think the real power of journals or diaries is that they gather thoughts and helps us to focus. Every time I did the <\/span>100 happy days challenge<\/a><\/span>, it helped me to focus on the good things around me. Of course it didn\u2019t mean to ignore the bad things, but it really matters what are your focus areas<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

When I coach I regularly give tasks to\u00a0write memos, journals about a topic that is important for the coachee.<\/strong> For example if someone becomes angry easily, it\u2019s worth to observe what kind of situations trigger him\/her, so he\/she should write notes about the circumstances as a first step. It is also a kind of journal. <\/span><\/p>\n

Last year I tried out a <\/span>30-day-long squad challenge<\/a><\/span>. I did a little research before it in order to see how I could motivate myself. I tried the suggestions of Tali Sharot. Monitoring my progress<\/strong> really worked for me. These small notes are also journals which helps you to stay focused<\/strong>. You don\u2019t need to write 10 pages every day to write a diary which helps you. A couple of words can be effective enough.<\/span><\/p>\n

So why to write a diary?<\/strong><\/h2>\n