A CLASSIC GUIDE TO JOURNAL WRITING, Tristine Rainer's The New Diary takes readers beyond the rigid calendar diary they may have kept as a child or travelogues of family vacations. A blueprint for efficient, productive and creative diary writing, it is a tool for tapping the full power of your inner resources. With more than 100,000 copies in print, The New Diary is as much for the novice journal-keeper as it is for those who have kept diaries their whole lives. It does not tell you the "right" way to keep a diary; rather, it offers numerous possibilities for using the diary to achieve your own purposes, such as: - Clarifying your goals - Focusing inner energies - Freeing inhibitions and releasing your imagination - Using a workbook to explore dream - Writing about your life: past, present, and future
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Insightful, Practical, and Sensitive:
Journaling has enjoyed a sort of renaissance of late. The availability and portability of pocket notebooks such as the Moleskine and the advent of the blog have brought this simple, valuable tool into 21st century witha vengeance. I, personally, have saved thousands in therapy bills from just keeping a journal. But I couldn't have done this on my own. As personal and freestyle as a journal is, the ability to gain any PRODUCTIVE benefit from the practice (i.e., not merely creating a written record of your... more info
Fantastique!:
Only one regret... I bought this book very late!
It is the best one I read about journaling. I'm gonna sell every others books I have about the subject. All you need is there.
BUY THIS BOOK!:
Fantastic book for experienced diarist or beginners. Beautifully written and easy to read, I will use this book for reference purposes in the future. I can't praise this book enough!
Autobiogrphy & Journalling studies:
This book by Tristene Rainer is reccommended reading for this U 3 A course and although I have not completed my reading it is very helpful with good advice and pracices to do I would highly reccommend it to anybody beginning a Diary or journalling.
