Welcome to the New Year 2014, let's make things happen!

Do you know what can perfectly spoil your mood at the beginning of the year? It’s the New Year's resolutions.

Just don't make them. That's my advice.

If you really long to or you are strongly determined to make one and you just cannot live without a goal, I have a great solution for you. Take your biggest life goal and divide it into simple steps that will lead to it throughout the year. Or– the simple one: Get a diary.

I know what you're thinking– 'why should I do that?' Or 'I already have one'.

Yes, I've had so many diaries and find them useless. But I know people who don't (which is incomprehensible to me).

Due to their opinions, I make these basic mistakes:

1) Choosing one with design I like, but too big for carrying it to school or anywhere else. (Deciding whether I should take my planimetry book or my diary wins the more intellectual purpose. Admitting this really hurts.)

2) Letting it become my journal. Despite that I hardly ever get emotional; there are certain types of people whose everyday pleasure is to piss me off. Unfortunately, I call them my best friends. So the result is that I have nobody to talk to about how they drive me nuts and I start telling my little friend– diary. Then I find it not safe to take it to school with me. Therefore it loses its sense and I end up throwing it out.

3) Spilling different kinds of drink on it. This is obviously not a way to make it authentic.

4) Not making it authentic. There is no way to ingratiate with them...

5) Writing in stuff that don't belong there and not writing in those that

do. This explains itself.

There are many reasons why I (or anybody else) should purchase one, too. 

1) Time-management. Ability of maintaining your time is useful. On the other hand, procrastination is procrastination.

2) Idea catcher. I suppose you know the feeling of being deeply sunk in the stream of your thoughts when suddenly somebody disturbs you and you cannot continue. Writing the ideas down could be a good way to progress in your work or self-improvement. This is the main reason why I think about purchasing one.

3) Learning languages. I used to choose few words for each day and write them as little marginalia so that I could memorize them and read them every time I opened it.

4) Keeping your New Year's resolutions. But don't make them. It's for your own good.

I'm sure you will find plenty of reasons to get a diary but remember: It shouldn't be bigger than A6 format.

Love & peace,

Ciray