Certain mediums have an inherent ideological bias or slant. For example, TV news is liberal and talk radio is conservative. These biases will be there 50, 100 years from now, no matter how many Rachel Maddows are hired or FOX News Channels are created.

But what about the medium of introspection? What is the bias inherent in your personal diary? I tried keeping a diary for a year, and everything I wrote was negative. Perhaps it follows the same principle of news: "If it bleeds it leads." The only things worth mentioning to myself in my diary was adversity. Otherwise, starting an entry with something like, "Today was amazing, the sun was shining, everything went smoothly," is positively boring.

Dwelling was something I needed less of in my life, and so I ditched the diary.