Mark Twain once said, “Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” When you do stumble on moments of bliss, taking a moment to write them down and reflect on them is ...

Some call it a journal. Others say log, diary, chronicle, or notebook. Whatever the word, the key idea is that you create a written record of your thoughts, feelings, and memories at regular time ...

Baillie Gifford prize winning writer Helen Garner reflects on how decades of journal-keeping shaped her writing, transforming ...