There are many advantages of having a journal: as per my own personal experience it helps me track my daily activities. This really works for me, I have been journaling for years already and whenever I need something (from past activities/undertaking) all I need to do was to revisit the entries I made on my previous journals. And it was really a big help especially when we get a little older and we are so pre occupied with lots of things. I also set up a Monthly Bills/Expenses/Investment tracker on my journal which includes the due date of every utility bill, car insurance and amortization payments, MP2 contributions and etc. Aside from that there are other benefits of keeping a journal. Setting your goals and help you achieve it - Every year I set a goal and write it down on my journal.: so every time I open my journal to jot down notes, I am always reminded of the goals and helps me to plan things I need to do to achieve them. Helps redu...