We were given an assignment in school to read an article concerning blogs, and using it in studies. You could find differing opinions from different students of the issue. Some got caught in it and started using the blog in daily bases and some on the other hand just wrote exactly and nothing more what they were asked to write.
After reading the article, in my opinion using a blog for studies can be useful, depending a lot of a person of course. If writing is for example a method that is effective for an individual to learn then you should consider start writing a blog. When writing a blog, you must be careful though what to write, and remember that the text you write can be read by anyone. It's not your own secret diary anymore that only you can read, anyone is able to acess to it and read it, which give a possibility for plagiarism - other students are able to read it too. Of course own opinions are essential but you must keep in mind not to write anything too personal or anything that would insult someone else. If you get used to writing a blog, you may find "your own voice", and perhaps see from your old posts how you have developed in your writing and style.
When writing your own thoughts down, you can somtimes relax after that, then you have gotten everything out of your mind. It may ease the level of stress enormously. I know a few people who writes a blog, and from their experience it has helped them, kind of a method to organize your own thoughts. But they as well have mentioned, that they are surprised of how many people actually read their blog, and they have gotten more careful of waht they write in it. I have considered to start writing one as well, just to get thoughts sorted out sometimes. We will see how this goes if I will start using this.
