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I recently took up journaling @ 22
Feels good ngl. Not too consostent about it but it feels pret cathartic

>>16165031
>see what things in life really matter and vice versa.
>still goes to parties at age 22

>>16165031
>I'm very afraid of forgetting insignificant memories
Why

What's the secret to avoid cringe.

>>16165043
>Quits partying altogether instead of finding/creating more meaningful ways to party

>>16165043
I'm married, 31, and still go to parties. Except this time it's with people who are worth networking with. If you stop going to social events with people in your sociological strata, then expect a lonely, miserable existence.

>>16165031
Starting writing my diary in March 2019 at the age of 23. My grandma gifted me a leather-bound diary to get started. Honestly, it has really helped me discover a lot about myself, and helped me tackle some internal problems. Some days you write really profound things, others are very mundane. I just finished my entry for today, and I wrote a little about how I was wondering what my future wife will look like, then ended it by saying I killed an ant just now.
Last October I decided to start writing all my entries in cursive because I wanted to improve my penmanship, and I believed it would give me more clarity of thought. Last month I stopped writing swear words in an effort to have greater control over my language. I've written two short letters to my future children. You really never know where it will take you.
The thing is, you don't need to know what to write or when. You just do it when you feel like it. It shouldn't feel like a chore.

>>16165915
>then expect a lonely, miserable existence.
where do you tihnk you are?

>>16165915
Implying I'm not so repulsive, whether it be my personality, physical appearance/hygiene, behavior or symbolically that being alone is more miserable than being around people

>>16165031
Journalling has been a very good habit in my life for the past 3 years.Go for it.

>>16165915
>Why yes, I do consider all social interactions from the standpoint of utility - friendship is an adolescent fantasy, whereas networking helps me optimize my career results and become fitter, happier and more productive, how could you tell?

is it worth it to hand write these things? i use my notes app on my phone all the time for random lyrics or phrases, ideas etc. always had the same idea about writing down stories from high school and early college in case my memory goes to shit lmao

>>16166104
Maybe. It was for me. I tend to spend a lot of time on the internet. That leads to twitter-brain, which is the sort of ADD that only allows your mind to work in 10-20 second bursts of concentration. Writing by hand slows down my thought process, and allows me to word things more eloquently, and exercise more of my vocabulary, and that carries over to daily life.

>>16166122
>10-20 second bursts of concentration

i completely agree with that lol. i definitely have twitter brain. might need to pick up a nice notebook

jus need to fight off the urge of "every page needs to be perfect and legible"

>>16165031

Yes, you should write a diary so that people can read your shit when you don't want them to.

I started journalling in 2011 at 18. At the beginning It was vert fruitful since as other people have said I discovered much about myself. It Is useful to give an order to your thoughts and excercise your vocabulary. Keeping a diary is an always changing task since after a while, once you're finished eviscerating your inner opinions, It tends to get boring. So my advice Is to keep challenging yourself, changing style and kind of information you register. I'm currently thinking of drawing more and writing less "on the line" so i bought a blank page agenda so as to act more freely in my creativity.

>>16166100
>Why yes, I do consider all social interactions from the standpoint of utility
Did I say this? I said parties. The two points are distinct, hence the full stop. Implying I'm a bugman, when the first retort you had to my point is a contrived meme, both in picture and text, at least the other two responses aren't as contrived and shallow as yours.

>>16166051
Fair point, but if you had children, perhaps you'd think otherwise?

>>16165031
if you're a man it's called journaling fyi
just do it, write whatever, at very first you wont know what to write but that doesnt last long

>>16165939
>>16165039

I would like to ask how often do you read your diaries? I have been keeping a diary for about 2 years now, and I absolutely love to read through my old entries, but I don't do it for the same reason, that I should save reading my diary for times when I feel really down and depressed, otherwise if I read it all the time it will soon get boring.
I also think that reading old entries gives one so many insights and ideas, but again, I don't want to make my old entries so boring that I don't want to read them.

I've been writing down memories that pop in my head idk

The issue with this is that i‘m developing so rapidly i can not stand knowing my past self made those entries without an ounce of irony.

>>16166470
Barely ever, maybe four times a year in an absolutely drunken state. But if I know I wrote a banger I'll sometimes post it after a day or two in the write what's on your mind thread. If I get any responses, then it was indeed a banger.

>>16165915
I never even started going to social events, I literally skipped that whole phase. Now I'm 29 and doing pretty okay, with a normal job and the incredibly rare ability of having normal conversations and flirting with girls while sober

>>16165031
I write when I need to. It's like taking a shit. It gives me clarity when my mind is fogged. I write about the issue/feeling I'm struggling with, confess to myself and (try to) reclaim my innocence.

I kept one from 17-19 and wrote a good amount. I cringe so fucking bad when I open it now because I was so goddamn stupid. I'm definitely still an idiot, but smart enough to see how I've surpassed myself. Honestly at 28 I want to start again, seeing as having a journal motivated me to go and expose myself to new experiences so I'd actually have things to write about. Here's an example of what I'd do in it

>>16166842
banging drawing and unique entries. I couldn't write on a typewriter, I just type wrong too much.

Can anyone recommend any lit with similar vibe or themes to picrel? Fucking love that movie.

>>16166991
Thank you, anon. And yeah, same here, but it's still fun, and it's nice for writing drafts so you can have a reference to what you've changed. If you find a cheap one at a thrift store, I'd say give it a shot, plus it's fun to think about the mechanics underneath all of it.

>>16167075
Just to clarify, by picrel I meant OP (Memento).

>>16165031
I keep a writing journal for any notable thought, character trait, action, occurrence I encounter, or to help me remember different points of a large event by association. I later open it whenever I'm stuck, and sometimes it really helps.

>>16165031
I have nothing to note. My days are pretty much the same.

>>16166269
>Why yes, I am quite genuine in my appraisal that your meme is contrived. and even, dare I say it, shallow and pedantic, how could you tell?

>>16167117
Latro in the Mist

>>16168585
Nice will check it out, thanks. In what way would you say it's similar?

>>16168657
The main character has a head wound where he can't make any new memories and so forgets things day to day. So he writes as much as he can on a scroll (much more effective than tats).

>>16165031
>Dear diary,
>Today I put too much margarine in the pan. It affected the taste of my frozen chicken-rice leftovers, but at least it made it stick less to the pan.
>I also watched videos about how to do infinite combos in Streets of Rage 4, but when I tried to replicate those combos I only had mixed success.
>I vaguely thought about doing something productive but I figured I can do that tomorrow.
Thanks for the idea OP, I really need to write about my fascinating life in a diary. Really gives me a new sense of perspective on how much better my SoR4 skills are getting.