The few times I tried, I had to quit journaling out of pure embarrassment. After a few months, pretty much the only reaction I had reading old entries was: “who the hell is this idiot?”
My past self was completely alien to me, and I couldn’t even understand what the words meant. I didn’t really write for comprehension, as I thought my future self would totally understand me.
Hehe, a good point. I don’t have such a strong reaction reading old forum posts for example, though. At least I can understand them, even if I don’t agree with them.
The few times I tried, I had to quit journaling out of pure embarrassment. After a few months, pretty much the only reaction I had reading old entries was: “who the hell is this idiot?”
My past self was completely alien to me, and I couldn’t even understand what the words meant. I didn’t really write for comprehension, as I thought my future self would totally understand me.
Makes you wonder how crucial that whole value-preservation thing actually is …
Hehe, a good point. I don’t have such a strong reaction reading old forum posts for example, though. At least I can understand them, even if I don’t agree with them.