journalers
People keeping diaries
People who keep journals—recording thoughts, experiences, or observations in regular written entries.
The term appears in discussions of diary-keeping, bullet journaling, and reflective writing practices: Online communities help journalers stay motivated.
Also spelled journallers.
Scholars of the past
- annalistsRecorders of yearly events
- documentariansMakers of factual films
- archivistsKeepers of historical documents
- scribesProfessional document copiers
ethnographers · biographers · correspondents · reporters · narrators · catalogers · curators · genealogists
Blank pages for jottings
Author of personal recollections
- autobiographerOne who writes self-history
- scribblerInferior or careless writer
- jotterSmall notebook for notes
- recorderEnd-blown wooden flute
Observing one's own mind
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
rumination · self-discovery · pensive · musing · pondering · self-inquiry · meditation · solitude
historians
Scholars of the past
- annalistsRecorders of yearly events
- documentariansMakers of factual films
- archivistsKeepers of historical documents
scribes · ethnographers · biographers · correspondents · reporters · narrators · catalogers · curators · genealogists
notebook
Blank pages for jottings
memoirist
Author of personal recollections
- autobiographerOne who writes self-history
- scribblerInferior or careless writer
- jotterSmall notebook for notes
recorder · scrapbooker · blogger · vlogger
introspection
Observing one's own mind
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
self-examination · rumination · self-discovery · pensive · musing · pondering · self-inquiry · meditation · solitude · self-reflection
scrapbook
Book for preserving mementos
- mementosObjects kept for remembrance
- photographsLight-captured images
- souvenirsObjects preserving travel memories
memorabilia · keepsakes · postcards · ephemera · collage · heirlooms · snapshots · clippings
journalersbloggers
Web content creators
vloggers · typists · podcasters · content creators · tweeters