The Life and Errors of Molly Young

The Life and Errors of Molly Young

On keeping a journal

With practical tips™ for effortless journal-maintenance!

May 25, 2023
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Dear diary…

I started a journal at the onset of Covid. My fear of keeping a journal had always been that it would force me to confront the banality of my thoughts—“thoughts” being a generous word here—and that, in facing a written record, my lifelong suspicion of not having two IQ points to rub together would be finally and irrefutably confirmed.

The pan…

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