A glimpse inside a stranger’s mind
You ever see or hear something so neat/fun/profound that you think “I gotta show this to someone”? WriteInMyJournal is one of those things.
The concept is simple: The author asks people he meets to write whatever they want in his journal, a Moleskine notebook, and he shares it in his blog. However, the snapshots you are able to glean from a page or two of each person’s thoughts are as fascinating as they are tantalizing.
Some stories are introspective, some are touching, but you always wish you could find out more.
Unfortunately, the project has only been going on since June 2008 so there’s only enough content to whet your intellectual appetite at this time, but this is one site you’ll want to subscribe to.
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By the lone gunman, October 29, 2008 @ 11:53 am
Woah, this is too much to think about and absorb this morning… Kinda tired from studying too much last night… I’ll try and go back to the WriteinMyJournal thing later…
… Though I’ll share my first impressions… kinda strange..,. How do you approach someone to write in your journal? I think if someone asked me to write in his journal, I’d initially be kinda creeped out… When you step back and take a look at the journal as a compilation… It kinda reminds me of those photo books with random pictures of life… Interesting indeed.
By Write In My Journal, October 29, 2008 @ 12:37 pm
Hey there! Thanks for the mention and the link.
In response to your questions – it took a while to 1. get up the nerve and 2. figure out exactly how to approach people. I start out by explaining the project as a whole so they have some idea of what I’m up to, then I ask them. I’ve had a fair number of people say no, but all have been very kind about it.
Take care!
By the lone gunman, October 30, 2008 @ 8:30 am
@Write in My Journal- I guess it’s as simple as that. Good luck with your Writeinmyjournal project. I think it’s an interesting snapshot of the social conditions of today…