Don't begin, and let the poor journal die in a week. A journal, or
diary, should be written in _every day_, if possible. Now, don't be
frightened at this, for you do a great many things every day, and this
isn't a very awful condition. The time spent may be longer or shorter,
according to the matter to be written up; but try and write, at least a
little, every day. "_Nulla dies sine linea_"--no day without a line--is
a good motto. It is a great deal easier to write a little every day,
than to write up several days in one.
Do not get for a journal a book with the dates already printed in it.
That kind will do very well for a merchant's note-book, but not for the
young man or woman who wants to keep a live, cheerful account of a happy
and pleasant life. Sometimes you will have a picnic or excursion to
write about, and will want to fill more space than the printed page
allows. Buy a substantially bound blank-book, made of good paper; write
your name and address plainly on the fly-leaf, and, if you choose, paste
a calendar inside the cover. Set down the date at the head of the first
page, thus: "Tuesday, October 1, 1878." Then begin the record of the
day, endeavoring as far as possible to mention the events in the correct
order of time,--morning, afternoon and evening. When this is done, write
in the middle of the page, "Wednesday, October 2," and you are ready for
the record of the next day.
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