subject: Achieve Personal Development By Keeping A Diary [print this page] You might think that diaries are for kids and for teenagers, but that's not true. Keeping a diary could actually help you in your journey towards personal development, regardless of your age.
When you write a diary, you talk about a lot of things: you write your thoughts and perspectives about your life and about other people's lives. You also write your feelings as well as the things you do and the things you hope for.
So how exactly does keeping a diary achieve personal development? The answer is pretty simple: keeping a diary lets you know more about yourself. It enhances your self-knowledge and your self-awareness. Try to keep a diary for a week, and then take some time off to read it. You will notice that the things you write about the most are the things that really matter to you. You will also see the things that could make you happy, as well as those that could make you sad. You'll also be more aware of the things that take up most of your time, and from this, evaluate whether or not you really spend time doing things that make you happy.
Knowing yourself is a significant part of personal development. Knowing your strengths, weaknesses and sources of motivation will enable you to make wise decisions based on what you know about yourself. A diary serves as your personal record of events that happen in your life. Diaries of today may come in the form of personal web sites and blogs, but the old notebook and pen would still do just fine.
