by Can Tran

Created on: June 25, 2009

I found that whenever you have a lot on your mind and cannot talk about it with someone else, you can always write it down on a piece of paper or type it up in a document. This is perhaps one of the most effective ways to get everything out of your system. If you cannot find a way to unleash it all, it will weigh and bog you down for the most part. If you are trying to sleep, all of that thinking will keep you from sleeping. If you are trying to work on something, all of that thinking will make it harder for you to concentrate.

When you think about it, there are many benefits of keeping a journal. For the most part, it is rather best that you keep it to yourself for the most part. You really cannot trust the Internet these days. There are plenty of people who would use a person's information on the Internet for their own self-gain. On top of that, there are many predators that lurk around the Internet. With that aside, there are plenty of benefits of journaling.

Benefit One:

There are many things that tend to be on our minds. It can range from everyday matters, our fears, our dreams, our goals, and aspirations, our hopes, marriage, bills, relationship issues, and a ton of other things. These are the things that keep us up at night when we are trying to sleep. As long as we are thinking about all that stuff, we will not be able to get a good night's sleep because of it.

You need to find a way to unleash all of those thoughts. Most people would want to talk to somebody as it helps a lot. However, you really cannot call someone in the middle of the night. That really annoys a lot of people.

There is still the ability to write a journal entry. That way, you can put all your thoughts down on a piece of paper or on a document. It is a good way to get it out of your system. If you want to look back on those thoughts, there is always that entry to read.

Benefit Two:

Perhaps you have terrible short term memory? There are many cases in this world where people have that problem. One prime example would be "50 First Dates" starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Barrymore's character suffered trauma to the brain due to a car accident. Because of this, she has a very bad short term memory. Everything that happens one day will be forgotten during the next day.

Sandler's character literally goes on fifty first dates with her. But, that is only an extreme case. Still, it does not diminish the fact that there are

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