Many people think that keeping a diary is something that teenage girls do.
许多人认为写日记是少女才做的事。
It’s seen as a place to write down secrets, things you don’t want anyone else to know.
它被视为记录秘密、不想让他人知晓之事的场所。
The stereotype (模式化观念) is that only women keep diaries.
刻板印象（模式化观念）是只有女性才会写日记。
In fact, keeping a diary is a very old tradition.
事实上，写日记是一种非常古老的传统。
It can be useful for many different types of people.
它对许多不同类型的人都有用。
Many famous people have kept diaries.
许多名人都曾写过日记。
Many powerful people have kept diaries.
许多有权势的人也写过日记。
Some of these people include famous writers and presidents.
其中一些人包括著名作家和总统。
Keeping a diary is said to have health advantages.
据说写日记对健康有益。
Studies show that keeping a diary, that is, writing out thoughts daily, can reduce asthma symptoms (哮喘症状).
研究表明，坚持写日记——即每日写下思绪——可减轻哮喘症状。
Writing uses your left brain, which is thoughtful and organized.
写作使用你的左脑，它负责思考与组织。
While your left brain is busy, your right brain is free to create and feel.
当你的左脑忙碌时，右脑则自由地进行创造与感受。
This allows you to use all of your brain power to better understand yourself, others, and the world around you.
这使你能够调动全部脑力，更深入地理解自己、他人及周围世界。
The key to successful diary keeping is not stopping any thoughts from coming through.
成功写日记的关键在于不阻止任何念头浮现。
This even means allowing thoughts that influence you to come out in your writing.
这意味着甚至要允许影响你的想法在文字中流露出来。
It helps make your feelings clearer, and is especially useful if a person is faced with a hard decision.
它有助于厘清情绪，尤其当人面临艰难抉择时更为有用。
Sometimes just writing down the ideas you agree and disagree helps you better understand a problem.
有时仅仅写下你赞同或反对的观点，就能帮助你更好地理解问题。
You begin to see a problem from different ways.
你会开始从不同角度看待问题。
This is helpful if you don’t agree with others.
如果你与他人意见不合，这一点尤其有帮助。
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