Of all the things that have been helpful to me in personal growth and goal achievement, using my journal daily is at the foundation. Writing in my journal every single day is the glue that holds ...

WRITING IS JUST for English majors, right? Not so, say chemists and engineers, who write theses and dissertations, journal articles, research grant proposals, letters of recommendation, employee ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Justin Dunnavant is a PhD student in Anthropology at the University of Florida. You can find him on ...

Do you keep a diary in good times or bad? According to researchers James W. Pennebaker and Joshua M. Smyth, most journalers tend to fall squarely in one of the two categories: Either they write ...

You are living in an extraordinary time. So much is happening in the world, in your country, in your life. Making sense of it, processing, coping and even harnessing it to your benefit is important ...

Among traders and portfolio managers, those who make their livings from anticipating developments in financial markets, perhaps no psychological tool is more common than the journal. Keeping a journal ...

No one was more surprised than poet Maggie Smith that writing herself a daily pep talk during the unraveling of her 18-year marriage actually helped her feel better. Those little missives, ...