I have long toyed with the idea of keeping a journal or diary. I like the idea of keeping a record of my life, something to look back on to remember how I felt about things in the past and see how ...

The first time I taught a college course called “The London Diary” for young Americans studying abroad back in 2002, each student ended up with a tangible book of memories, a handwritten record of ...

Writer Suleika Jaouad has been keeping a journal for as long as she could hold a pen. It got her through her battle with leukemia at age 22, life after treatment and then the pandemic. But at a ...

A lot of people want to keep a journal or diary in order to flip through memories but just can't find the time. Joe Reddington felt that way, so he devised a solution with a stapler and some tape. You ...

Sometimes you just want to write something down. Some people would call this process “journaling,” or even “keeping a diary.” In reality, the whole concept of keeping a journal or diary is about ...

Diaries are not just for preteen girls. OK, something like this, with the Lisa Frank-esque graphics and the heart-shaped padlock and the glitter—oh, the glitter—that is for preteen girls. But just the ...

As kids, and maybe even at the most childish parts of our adult life, we've all crankily suffered from receiving "The Birthday Gift We Didn't Want." Growing up, in addition to the stuffed animals, ...

Imagine turning everyday experiences — a photo, a song, a quiet moment — into something worth remembering. With Apple's Journal app, you can do just that, but only on your iPhone. Journal isn't just ...

Keeping a journal or diary might not be part of your daily routine, but it's actually a really good way to get things off your chest and help you face problems head-on by writing them down and forming ...