They say that writing is good for increasing your brain activity (so the level of dumb-ness that you will grow with age might be slightly reduced). But that’s not motivation enough for me. Neither have I ever kept a journal. But when I'm going through a thought or a feeling, and get distracted and lose it... then it’s a small part of me lost forever... and I might never get to rediscover it from the old archives of my mind or share it with those who care about what I think.
And so, I write again… Bon voyage!