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• Steps
• Advice
• Warning

A journal can be a chronological record of your day's activities, a summary of your inner thoughts, or simply a way for you to keep track of your essay's progress. To keep a journal for yourself, you can write down the events of the day, secret things that you want to clear, or sudden thoughts. To journal for your studies, you will read your essay carefully, review what you have learned and write your analysis of the information viewed. You can feel free to apply questions like why, when, where and how to journaling in both cases as these are the points that make it easier to start each page.

Steps

Method 1 of 2: Keep a diary for yourself

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   Find suitable products for diary. You can use a notebook, notebook, blank stack of paper, word processing software, journaling application like Red Notebook, or you can buy a locked notebook or whatever you want to use as a diary. sign. Just make sure you have plenty of blank pages to write about, but the pages should be tightly closed so that they won't fall off easily and get lost somewhere.

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   Choose a pen. If you choose to use word processing software, you can skip this step. If you write in the notebook, you will choose a pen that you like. (Journaling is fine with a pencil, but the content will fade with time.) Some journalists will choose their favorite brand of pen or ink (like choosing a gel pen instead of a ballpoint pen ink). Whatever pen you choose, make sure you feel comfortable holding the pen in your hand and while writing.

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   Form a habit. You will always carry a journal with you so that you can write down your thoughts when needed. You can also choose a certain time of day to sit down and write down your thoughts. Either way, you should develop a habit. Journaling as a habit will help you do this on a regular basis.

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   Choose a comfortable setting to write in. Choose a place that makes you feel at peace and wants to write down your thoughts, whether it's in a private room or a crowded coffee shop. If you're not sure where you like to write, try a few different places at different times of the day.

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   Write down the date for your journal. This may sound annoying, but this is the only general rule you need to follow when journaling. You will be amazed at the benefits of date logging.

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   Start writing. When you write in your journal, just write down the thoughts that come into your mind. If you are confused, you can write about what you did during the day or what happened recently. These topics will help you write down other interesting things.
   • See your journal as a form of "paper thinking". Your thoughts do not have to be perfectly arranged or properly spelled and spelling. Instead, treat your journal as a space for writing and organizing your thoughts and feelings.
   • Don't worry about other people's thoughts. Keep a journal for yourself to read so don't worry about what other people think unless you plan to show it to someone else. Being free to express yourself is an important part of having a meaningful journal.

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   Be creative. Try incorporating different types of writing in your journal, such as writing enumeration, writing poetry, writing a script, or writing down lines of thought. You can also sketch, draw and collage the image.

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   Know when to stop. You stop writing when you feel your thoughts are exhausted or after you have written certain pages. Whatever you choose, stop before you feel completely exhausted - remember that you still need to maintain enough energy to keep journaling.

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   Re-read what you've written, if possible. Read as soon as you finish writing or take the time to reread the previously written pages. You will take a different perspective through re-reading your diary.

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    Keep a diary routine. The more time you spend in journaling, the more valuable it becomes. Therefore, you should find ways to make journaling a habit and stick to it. advertisement

Method 2 of 2: Journal for your studies

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   Learn essay. Have you ever been asked to keep a journal to keep track of your personal experiences or thoughts while reading a book? Whatever it is, be sure to read the essay carefully to get it clear.

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   Adhere to the plan. You may need to write certain journal pages to meet the essay's requirements. Instead of trying to write everything down the evening before your submission deadline, you should make a plan. If you often forget to journal, set a timer on your phone or have someone remind you.

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   Date stamp. Start each diary page with a date. You can also record journaling hours, if desired.

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   Start writing a diary. After writing the date, you should go down a line or two and start journaling. Here are some pointers to consider when writing a school essay journal:
   • Reflect on what you have learned. How will you apply your knowledge to life?
   • Cite part of the text of a book or essay that is meaningful to you. After quoting, you will state how you feel.
   • Express your thoughts or impressions on the essay. For example, if you're asked to journal while reading a book, you could also write about how you feel about a particular character or chapter.

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   Write in the first person. Since your journal is used to tell your personal story, you should write it in the first person. This means only use "I", "mine" in a sentence.

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   Make sure each post is of the right length. If your essay has specific requirements for the length of each journal, stick to that number. If not, you will write about 200 to 300 words per article.

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   End each essay with a conclusion. When you are about to finish off a journal page, it's better to summarize your thoughts in a sentence or two.For example, you could start with “What I learned today is…” or “I want to spend more time thinking about…”. advertisement

Advice

• You don't have to start your journal with the familiar phrase "My Dear Diary". You can write for anyone, for yourself, or for nobody. Just write that.
• Just relax, do not rush to write quickly in the diary.
• Sometimes we get lost in thinking about bad things that have happened and that is often written in a journal. However, you should also try to remember the beautiful things in life. You probably want to smile / laugh when you read your diary; So think about the positives!
• If you haven't logged in in a while, don't try to keep the circuit connected by recording interesting past events - this will quickly lose the sense of the log. Just start writing now and if something special happened recently and you're still impressed, write it down in your journal. Think of your journal as a snapshot of each moment instead of a complete and seamless "movie" of your life.
• The act of writing can be addictive when it becomes a habit. Don't expect to be able to quit this habit!
• If your journal is great and becomes popular later on, you can make an autobiography.
• Taking a bath from time to time can help you remember and look back on everything that happened during the day.
• List home addresses / phone numbers / emails of close friends for you to review in the future.
• Write down the timeline of the event. For example, tell about a day at school by writing "Period 1 from X: XX hour to X: XX hour, Period 2 ..." or so on.
• Make journaling work for you. If writing about your emotions makes you feel negative, choose to write about your daily accomplishments. Write like a captain's log instead of the wet puberty diary.

Warning

• If your journal contains a lot of extremely personal thoughts, don't let anyone else see it but yourself.
• Keep your journal with you at all times because you don't know when you need to write down an interesting thought that suddenly pops into your mind!