I was introduced to journalling by the book "The Intensive Journal" written by Ira Progroff. It was mesmerizing at the time (me being young and all). I abandone

I was introduced to journalling by the book "The Intensive Journal" written by Ira Progroff. It was mesmerizing at the time (me being young and all). I abandoned it because it was too much "quantified self" long before that term became popular. I checked and now there is some website associated with it promising the sun, moon and stars. Suitable if astronomy is your bag I'd say - caveat emptor is all I am saying. However, I think that the practice of keeping a journal is generally a good thing if it's not done exclusively for navel gazing. One great benefit I find is that it proves we are all "fools unto ourselves if watched".