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Is Written Journaling Obsolete?
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I've kept diaries and journals since I was a little girl. I've always found comfort in writing my day to day life. Now it seems nobody journals anymore. I don't know that I'm to keen on sharing my personal thoughts, feelings and baby's life with everyone online, but it is commonplace. Is written journaling obsolete? What are the benefits of online journals?
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Yasmin Jenkins Saturday 27th of February 2010 09:23:21 PM
Journaling is still a wonderfully therapeutic activity. It is helpful because of the release it offers and if someone doesn't care if it is viewed by others, then online writing is very convenient for people who spend much of their time by their computer screen.
There are journals that are online, some of which anybody can access, such as blogs, but there are also the type you can download onto your computer and keep much the same way you would a regular 'hard-copy' journal. The added benefit of these (such as IDiary) is that you can download the program for free and have access to it whenever you are on the computer. These are not internet based, just electronic versions of a journal to be accessed only by the writer.
No matter how you do it, journaling is still very much alive and well and still provides tremendous benefits.
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Saturday 27th of February 2010 11:21:28 PM
I keep online and offline journals. My blog is very informative, but I keep my too personal thoughts out of the public domain. Instead, I write by hand my ideas, emotions, hopes and dreams.
I feel that opening your self up to the public is too risky in the long run. It may cause complications in the future.
Aside from confidentiality concerns, writing a journal by hand keeps you grounded. Being in front of the computer all the time has made the process of journal writing impersonal.
However, a notebook may be easily lost, read or destroyed. An online journal can be kept secure through strong passwords and regular backups.
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