the historian
In my series how I journal, I write about all the techniques I use to journal. Today's technique I call the historian.
the historian
Writes about... everything! Journaling like a historian means documenting experiences from your daily life with rich detail and context (who, what, where, when). It's a personal record for future understanding.You can write about how you feel, your emotional state, the things you are working on, how you spend your time, the relationships in your life or new experiences you had.
things to keep in the back of your head while writing
Write as if you are writing for a stranger that doesn't know anything about your life. As if someone from the future will read your diary, found in a time capsule 20 years from now.This is also why it's important to add as much detail as possible. Your future self will find it interesting to know these things, that are easily forgotten as the years pass.