This was a fascinating episode of Free Thinking on Radio 4. Whether you keep a diary, or not, it is worth listening to.
I do not keep a diary. I never have. I do however keep all my communications, most of which relate to the so-called ‘2 cultures’. This includes material related to science, the Arts, medicine, the medical humanities and philosophy. It also includes all communications relating to my former profession, psychiatry. I keep this material in volumes collectively titled ‘Silent as Light‘. I have also asked that these volumes are preserved after my death along with Hole Ousia [to be kept as a static archive that is open for all to read and view].