Do you have a piano diary?

[makivka]

If you do, please comment below regarding what information you write down. 
I am thinking of starting a piano diary myself, which would show me my progress over time.

[ted]

The only time I have done that was to help eliminate an involuntary, cramping movement in a finger some years ago. I kept a diary of what worked and what didn't. I do not keep one now, but if I get a good idea, technical or musical, while playing at night, I write it on a piece of paper, else I am likely to have forgotten it by morning.  

[pazzi]

Sometimes I write the piece that I have been studying on my diary, but it's not really a "piano diary"

[piulento]

I used to have blog where I'd write about pieces that I played. I'd usually write about the piece itself (time of composition, form, a bit of harmonic analysis, etc.), good performances of it, different aspects of working on it, difficulties I'm having, parts I get along well with, and practice methods I think I should work on in order to progress with it (e.g - which scales to work on, important exercises, parts of the piece I should play slowly with no pedal...)
I actually found it a while back and it was pretty nice to see the different goals I used to set for myself and how I worked to reach them.

[bronnestam]

https://pianovning.wordpress.com/

Today I decided to make my piano blog public. I have had it up for a few weeks but I needed to make some polishing before I officially launched it.

I made this because I think it is nice and inspiring to read the piano diaries from other pianists of all levels. Being an amateur player can sometimes be rather lonesome so I think it is encouraging to see what my "colleagues" do out there.
I have divided the blog into a few categories, but the category labelled "Practice Journal" is exactly what it sounds like. I have been doing such a journal for years, although not all the time of course. So I thought I could just as well put it online, maybe someone would find it useful?

But this is my first blog experience in English so it is quite thrilling. As I am tired of sloppy Internet postings-on-the-go I frequently go back and revise and re-revise my postings ... because I am also a novelist, this is how I work. Being a novelist also means I love to use many words.

So if you prefer short tweets and Instagram photos of luxurious meals and beach parties, stay away. Otherwise, feel welcome to check it out.

[tinyhands]

I keep one, it started because I found in a one hour lesson with my teacher, we covered details that I would forget if I didn't write them down when I got home, but it's also for my own thoughts and feelings about my learning and the piano itself. I write down my thoughts like nervousness or insecurities in my playing or when I'm pleased with my strengths or achievements. I've kept it for over 2 years and sometimes I like to go back to read an old entry to see how I have progressed. like if I was starting a new piece ie - 'it's so hard i'll never get it' to then a few weeks later and how it has all fallen into place.

 I also have a list at the beginning of my diary of pieces I am working on and dates I started, which I like as it shows me at a glance in a year how many pieces I tackled and how long they took to polish to a good standard.

As an adult learner I feel it gives me structure and a goal as I'm not working towards exams per se.

I would definitely recommend doing it.