Journal vs Diary Writing | What’s the difference?

What's the difference between a journal and a diary? Journaling and diary writing are often used interchangeably, however they're not the same.

In this video, I share with you in detail the journal vs diary difference by analyzing their history, etymology, content, and format.

Whether you prefer to keep a diary or a journal, the act of writing can be a powerful tool for personal growth and self-expression. So grab a pen and paper, and let's explore the world of journaling and diary writing together!

0:00 Journal vs Diary
0:28 What is a diary?
4:21 What is a journal?
7:43 Final thoughts

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[dhairya]

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[Pasta]

Diary: Diary can be like a friend and you can tell secrets sometimes and also tracks what happened to your day.
Example: Today I went to school and saw my crush

Journal: Journal can be a mood tracker, Weather tracker and others. Journal can also track what happened to your day like a Diary. Journal can also be called Scrapbook if you make a Journal and Scrapbook.

I’m not sure about the Journal if it can have the mood and weather tracker I usually see people have those

[andregibran]

You did a lot of research here and it shows. Very rich with neat facts. Stream of consciousness is super underrated in my opinion and I appreciate that you gave it a shoutout. It's how I start every song I write. However, I do it without a pen and sing nonsense until I say something I think is cool or hits me in the feels. I will even keep a recorder going so I don't have to worry about forgetting things. It's legitimately a seance. I pour my heart out through word salad 😂 as if I were vomiting gold. And it typically only works during times of heightened emotion. It's like a cleansing roar that feels oddly primal. As if I were letting my shadow out to play.

Jung believed we all need a myth to live by, and I'd say journaling has helped me mythologize my own life. No one's life is boring. In this beautiful way our lives are forever a drama on the stage of life and we are the protagonist of our own story. What we experience in life and how we feel about it can only coexist in a myth. One of the best tools in any journalers arsenal is simile and metaphor :) We all experience things such as rebirth, and heartbreak. Love. Such things have no place in the material world. You can only measure them by saying what they are like. The exact events themselves don't come anywhere close to capturing the depth of how they feel. Just another reason why journaling is awesome lol.

[Bestbuddy]

Fantastic video. Thank you for breaking this down in such a helpful way.

[AnaJuma]

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[thirdsquare]

Thank you so much for making, this video.😊

[iammadhavdixit]

You explained it very deftly thank you

[tvnkepd]

so much informative video thank you mam for this video ❤

[shanenolan]

Doug Funnie got me into it... CLASSIC show 👌🏿 📖

[gabriellaallocca]

If you have multiple "subjects", like dreams, diary entries and then bigger subjects like the unknown, do you separate them by category into separate journals, or put them all in one journal, in order by date..?
I can't tell if it seems funny to read about my day one day, and then read about my thoughts on black holes the next day..

[mohamedjaazeer]

Can you make a video For how to use mind map with Feynman Technique to learn mathematics and English

[heather]

“Just to be clear, this is NOT a diary. Its a JOURNAL😠”

[alexandro_coutinho]

Thank you for this content. Is there any other books you'd suggest on journaling?

[dennisdouglas]

Thanks, I started a new book 📖 but I am not good 😐 with words. And months I didn't write anything. I keep texting my cousin, who is a nurse. But she always criticise me. One time 🕐 she I should write a book 📖 who would be interested in my life. In 2020 lockdown I was encouraged to do a diary. What it was like in 2020 lockdown 😮

[L.Rodriguez]

🤟🏼Frum ur🧠 Heart
to ur💌Mind💘


When i had to Face Pain
Why did i Fear
I Cried
I was Torn
Why was I Thorn?
When were the weeds pulled
from my Flower beds?
I asked for Love
I asked for Courage
I asked for Friendship
When did the day of Battle arrive?
When I asked for growth
Why was I surprised by
the Rain
In seasons of Love i felt hate to love "I will survive" and blossom
Budded tears helping heal
In time facing the pain
I Cried in Fear
Bloomed for the Bee
Hummingbird & Butterfly
To grow Lovely like me
To help and remind me of
the season to say
goodbye and live
Thorn now a piece of us
not all of me.
Guada"Loop"ˈē


Dedicated to
Book by
     Mirtha Michelle Castro Mármol
💔💘💌💖
Eighteen Inches: The Distance Between the Heart and Mind

[thaminduumesha]

Can you add sinhala subtitles of your videos ? ❤😢