blog post # 2 from 8/24/11 - Kristina Hanson

I don't think that keeping a blog or notebook is an exercise in narcissism.  Personally, I don't keep either.  Well, I guess that's not true any longer.  I do have this blog now.  I would say that keeping a notebook is about "keeping in touch".  You can go back and read it and remember what happened back when.  You will remember the events better when they are written down as the written events will reflect the mood better than your memory.  I don't think that keeping a notebook is an exercise in narcissism.  Usually it doesn't just involve the person writing.  It is about family events or events with friends, things that are important to remember.  I do think that social media changes the way we record the world around us. When people kept a notebook, it was personal.  When you keep a blog that is open to others, it is not just personal anymore.  You can share your feelings with people all over the world, you can now have "friends" all over the world.  People are more aware of what is going on in other areas of the country or other countries because of social media.