A classical painting depicts a woman writing in her diary.

Is Re-Reading Your Diary Ever a Good Idea? Diary-writing gets us bogged down in the minutiae of a moment, so the process of re-reading can provide some much needed critical perspective. It’s also embarrassing.

Writing a diary requires being ever so slightly narcissistic. It also requires a tendency to overthink – the compulsion to relive and record your life and the lives around you. Re-reading your old diary entries, though, is taking it up … Continue reading Is Re-Reading Your Diary Ever a Good Idea? Diary-writing gets us bogged down in the minutiae of a moment, so the process of re-reading can provide some much needed critical perspective. It’s also embarrassing.