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TIPS
FOR KEEPING A JOURNAL
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Whether
you’re new to journaling or you’ve been writing
for years, these ideas can help you get more
from your journal:
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Record
the day, date, time, and location for each
entry.
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Number
the pages.
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Spend
time choosing exactly the right journal and a
favorite writing instrument.
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Consider
making a journal index to help you find past
entries and summarize the contents.
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Leave an
occasional blank page for comments you might
care to make in the future, as you read your
journal from an older and wiser perspective.
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Use
different colors of ink to write about different
subjects or highlight important thoughts.
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Don’t be
a perfectionist. Grammar, misspelled words, and
punctuation aren’t important in your journal
because you make the rules.
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Write
about things that matter and don’t feel you have
to include every detail of your life.
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Write
quickly, without thinking or censoring your
creative thoughts.
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Record
details using all your senses. Don’t say, "It’s
a beautiful day." Describe the weather, your
mood, and what you’re wearing.
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Don’t
show your journal to others. Knowing someone
else will read the journal can cause you to edit
and censor your writing.
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Consider
using multiple journals for different subjects.
For example, dreams, writing exercises, travel
memoirs, and spiritual writing can be kept in
separate notebooks.
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