The oldest known surviving diary dates back to the 2nd century AD and was discovered in Egypt. Numerous important figures in history have kept diaries and many of them have also been published: Arthur ...

In an age dominated by digital communication, artificial intelligence and social media, the simple act of writing in a diary might seem outdated. However, diary writing remains a timeless and powerful ...

On October 26, 1977, the day after his mother died, French philosopher and literary theorist Roland Barthes began the “Mourning Diary”—a series of reflections written on small pieces of paper the size ...

I have long toyed with the idea of keeping a journal or diary. I like the idea of keeping a record of my life, something to look back on to remember how I felt about things in the past and see how ...

What did the project involve? This Experimental Partnership emerged from the 2017/18 Ideas Exchange “ Writing and well-being for busy people”. The project sought to tackle the topic of diary writing ...

Since my first day as a university student back in October 1984, I have kept a diary. What started out as my attempt to write a real-life Secret Diary of Adrian Mole has turned into 30 years of ...