No one was more surprised than poet Maggie Smith that writing herself a daily pep talk during the unraveling of her 18-year marriage actually helped her feel better. Those little missives, ...

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Journaling has become part of many people’s morning routine, with some writing three pages before the day properly begins.

Do you keep a diary in good times or bad? According to researchers James W. Pennebaker and Joshua M. Smyth, most journalers tend to fall squarely in one of the two categories: Either they write ...

Each morning, I write three pages in my journal, with no requirement about subject matter, topic, or approach—just that I write. Something. Anything. The only rule is to keep the pen or pencil moving, ...

Justin Dunnavant is a PhD student in Anthropology at the University of Florida. You can find him on Twitter @archfieldnotes or at his blog AfricanaArch. As archaeologists, it is customary for us to ...

Amanda Close is the third generation of lifelong journal keepers in her family, and shared the practice's many benefits.

I write academically for my English classes. I also write creatively, both for class and for my own personal life. Some of my favorite writing is the writing I do in my poetry journal and for the ...