A diary or journal is a book for writing discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. Such logs play a role in many aspects of human civilization, including governmental, business ledgers, and military records. Diaries run the spectrum from business notations, to listings of weather and daily personal events, through to inner exploration of the psyche, or a place to express one's deepest self. Some use the words "diary" and "journal" interchangeably while others apply strict differences to journals, diaries and journaling: dated, undated, inner focused, outer focused, forced, etc. The current preference (based on book and article titles) is to use the word "journal." The phrase "journaling" is often used to describe such hobby writing, similar to the term "scrapbooking."

Some diarists think of their diaries as a special friend, even going so far as to name them. For example, Anne Frank called her diary "Kitty". There is a strong psychological effect of having an audience for one's self-expression, a personal space, or a "listener," even if this is the book one writes in, only read by oneself.

More than 16,000 diaries have been published since book publishing began. See List of diarists.

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@BillieJen i know! I LOVED the basketball diaries. that was intense. and Mark Wahlberg was great too.
trulove4mj (camille JACKSON) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:26:25 -0000
@BillieJen i know! I LOVED the basketball diaries. that was intense. and Mark Wahlberg was great too.
@trulove4mj i've never not liked one of his movies. have you seen the basketball diaries?!
BillieJen (BillieJen Jackson) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:25:05 -0000
@trulove4mj i've never not liked one of his movies. have you seen the basketball diaries?!
@Hail_Mary_Jane chelazing about to finish up for the night with Basketball Diaries
Mernahuana (Matt Mernagh) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:23:25 -0000
@Hail_Mary_Jane chelazing about to finish up for the night with Basketball Diaries
one of my fave movies BasketBall Diaries!!! just watched it the other day!
peronigrlsteph (Stephanie Shryock) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:44:24 -0000
one of my fave movies BasketBall Diaries!!! just watched it the other day!
I have the urge to watch basketball diaries...it is such a good movie
bribri_nana (briana rodriguez) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:36:42 -0000
I have the urge to watch basketball diaries...it is such a good movie
@wateenwereld haha, idd. Maar in "the basketball diaries" was hij wel goed. en natuurlijk "what's eating gilber grape"
alexbuiter (Alex Buiter) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:58:53 -0000
@wateenwereld haha, idd. Maar in "the basketball diaries" was hij wel goed. en natuurlijk "what's eating gilber grape"

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