I suppose some people may be wondering why I would make a diary/journaling app. Seems out of character. I am a crazy philosopher am I not? Why this sudden enthusiasm for programming?

Well.

The product is writing itself. Not the diary. The diary is a tool for writing. I enjoy writing, because it allows me to explore my mind in ways I can not if I do not write.

If there were more people in this world who would write their minds, I think the world would be a better place because the people in it would be more reflected and self-aware.

So yes.

The product is not the diary/journal. The product is writing itself. I have found a lot of joy in writing, and I am confident that if people begin to write, they will benefit from it in ways they can not see before they begin.

But writing has a way of making the vision clearer. You sit there, pondering what you have written. A new though emerges, and you correct a word here, and a word there. You add a sentence that takes your writing in another unexpected direction. A new meaning emerges in what you have written, and you are amazed because your writing somehow expresses wisdom far beyond what you though yourself capable of. And then you ponder again. A new thought emerges...

If you began writing an angry thought, you might find that halfway through the writing process you have understood your anger and that you are no longer angry.

Writing is very much like what Michelangelo described when he said "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free". In the beginning, there is only a block of text. As you work on it and refine it, the beauty of what you are crafting gradually appears.

This is also why a digital journal is superior to the pen and paper versions. It lives and breathes, as you write. No rubber pencil required.

And when no more thoughts come, the writing is done.

Not everyone are as comfortable putting their thoughts out on Facebook or Reddit as I am. But everyone can benefit from writing. I suppose that is what I am trying to achieve.