Why men should keep a journal | Ollie Aplin

Writing down how you are feeling has immense mental and physical health benefits – and men need it most, says Ollie AplinHistory is littered with men who kept journals, from Ernest Hemingway and Bruce Lee to Winston Churchill and Thomas Jefferson. They couldn’t be more different, yet these men had one thing in common – they found strength and comfort through writing down their thoughts.Professor James Pennebaker, who specialises in social psychology at the University of Texas,