As illustrated in my blog post on Personal Knowledge Management,  I have been keeping a journal since 2007 of personal thoughts and events in a Moleskine  rather than putting everything online.

Just at nearing the final pages of number 13 to move onto the next one, I went back to the previous Journals and found that as I went through them they have got fatter with “extras” being added, more and more. I suspect this is down to recording more, but some of it is probably because life has become faster and busier over the years.

Why do I keep a personal journal:

• Memories so the family can reflect on events
• Keeping notes and remembering events
• My journal doesn’t need a battery
• My pen doesn’t need to be cabled or wifi’d to print with it
• It doesn’t crack when I drop it (although it can get wet)

If you need some inspiration around writing and keeping your own personal journal here are some links to help:

• http://scription.typepad.com/
• http://www.thehikeguy.com/2011/01/04/500-moleskine-miles/
• http://mymoleskine.moleskine.com/community/msk_templates.php
• https://plus.google.com/+moleskine/posts