I keep a daily journal which I save in a Word document. I don't particularly mind if it goes up in a ball of fire one day - I find that I never really go back t

I keep a daily journal which I save in a Word document. I don't particularly mind if it goes up in a ball of fire one day - I find that I never really go back to look through what I've written in the past. For me, the journal's purpose is not to document my life. The journal is a daily check in - a tool which forces me to be honest about my current situation and evaluate what I can be doing differently or better. There's just something so real and raw about putting my thoughts into something physical. It forces me to really grapple with the issues I'm facing in life and come up with actionable solutions. Even though that's my experience with journaling, it most likely won't be yours as well. Journals turn the lens inwards and magnify the things which are most important to you. Some people use journals to vent. Others just want to document the experiences they live in life to keep a history of what they've done. You probably won't know what benefit a journal will give you until you just start doing it. Give it a week or two - do it before you sleep or right when you wake up. Before you know it, you'll be hooked. Or not, the cost is so low you might as well give it a shot.