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Part 1: Questioning assumptions -- Days of our lives: What is a diary now? -- Born digital: When do social media and AI-assisted entries count -- About a girl: Are diaries really a woman's thing? -- From my diary: Some of what I kept and read -- Part 2: Why we write -- Self-help: Are diaries really good for us? -- Memorable; Do diaries really help us remember? -- Creatives: Do diaries really help us create? -- Hindsight: Should we read or burn our diaries? -- From my diary: My life on May 12, as chronicled from ages 14 to 62 -- Part 3: Why we read other people's diaries -- Other eyes: What do we learn? -- Ordinary people: Why save diaries by us all? -- Herstory: How do diaries help write women into history? From my diary: Our times and world, as documented from 1973 to 2020 (at ages 14 to 61) -- Reader experiences: What else do we gain? -- Self-exposure: Should we let strangers read our diary?
"This book celebrates the vibrant and varied ways we live our lives and the stories we choose to tell about them. And it reminds us of a uniquely human need that transcends time, language, and technology: to see and be seen, remember and be remembered"-- Provided by publisher