Diary

A diary is a written and/or audiovisual memorabilic record with entries organized by date. The process of maintaining a diary is referred to as journaling. According to Sarah Bence, OTR/L, "Journaling as a therapeutic activity is different than keeping a diary."

Benefits of journaling

• It improves self-distancing and self-awareness. Self-distancing is one's ability to reflect on past events/emotions as an objective observer.

• It helps manage stress, anxiety, and depression.

• It encourages goal setting and the achievement of goals. Journaling helps one categorize things one writes in a journal as important (Important enough to write down). This helps also assist a person to be more receptive to opportunities that cause goal fulfillment.

Famous journalers

Famous journalers include: Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, George Sand, Virginia Woolf, John D. Rockefeller, Anne Frank, Louisa May Alcott, Bob Dylan, Dorothy Day, George Patton, Buckminster Fuller and Marcus Aurelius.

Statue of Leonardo da Vinci in Tuscany, Italy.

Leonardo da Vinci practiced journaling.