I never kept a journal or diary. I'm 39 now, and I don't regret it. I do regret not having more photos of myself when I was younger though! Assuming my old ema

I never kept a journal or diary. I'm 39 now, and I don't regret it. I do regret not having more photos of myself when I was younger though! Assuming my old emails from 20-odd years ago are representative - if you read your thoughts from N years ago, they'll probably seem stupid and gauche, and you'll realise that in N years' time you'll probably think exactly the same of your thoughts today. Not a positive thing, I say, if you wish to project a general attitude of confidence, especially if you have have a natural tendency to second guess yourself anyway. On the other hand, if the few old photos I have are anything to go by, when you look at a photo of yourself from N years ago, there's a fair chance you'll look attractive and youthful - no matter how pedestrian (or worse) you thought your looks at the time. And then the same line of thought applies... but hopefully with an opposite result.