Ramdas.Īt last, success! I found a journal that works for people like me. After many half-written journals, much money spent, and most damaging of all, a stream of broken promises to myself, someone introduced me to The 5-Minute Journal created by Alex Iknonn and A. Each new resolution to journal begins with a trip to my favorite stationery store or to Amazon to purchase the latest 'must have' beautiful blank book. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.A Happier You in 5 Minutes a Day! The simplest, most effective thing you can do every day to be happierįor at least a decade I have wanted to keep a journal, and I start and stop journaling at least a few times each year. A simple and effective way to get focused in a way that you will actually stick with week after week. The Five Minute Journal lasts for 6 months of daily journaling. Feel higher levels of positive emotion, more joy, optimism & happiness feel less anxiety, loneliness, and isolation. The journal has been created by combining practice elements that can make a difference in our life. The Five Minute Journal is built on principles of positive psychology. It’s a great feeling at bedtime to see that you’ve accomplished what you put down on paper in the morning. The section “What would make today great?” acts as an accountable to-do list for me, and when I know that I’ve listed things that I would like to complete that day, I'm more likely to do them. I’m a firm believer that the more you can express gratitude the more life will bring you experiences to be thankful for.

The layout also includes inspiring quotes, and a weekly challenge, for example, “Choose one day this weekend to go completely technology-free.”įinding things to be grateful for every day does change your perspective. The morning consists of prompts for gratitude, 3 things to make your day amazing, a daily affirmation, and the day ends with some self-reflection 3 amazing things that happened that day and how could you have made the day even better. The journal is broken up into two sections: a morning and night routine, so your 5 minutes are divided. Only 5 minutes was a huge selling point for me and who can’t find 5 minutes a day to do something that will make you more productive and happier! The brevity and the prompts are what makes it work for me. It’s called the Five Minute Journal for a reason because you only need 5 minutes a day to write, with the occasional extra few minutes if you are struggling to fill in the sections. What makes the Five Minute Journal so different and doable, especially for someone like me who can quickly run out of steam over new plans? Other than that, this is the most consistent I’ve ever been with daily entries. I have to admit that I have missed the odd day and one time I didn’t write in my journal for a whole week. I started writing in this journal on January 1st, 2020, and continue to journal most days. I was given a copy when I participated in a mindfulness fundraising event in 2019. This was my pattern every, single, year until I discovered the Five Minute Journal. I’m too embarrassed to mention the number of brand-new journals that I’ve started but didn’t complete, and yes for some strange reason I keep them. I loved the look, feel and smell of a new journal, and unfortunately, this excitement would only last until February. The year would begin with great delight and anticipation as I convinced myself that I would make my journaling work that year. This never deterred me from trying again and again with a new journal at the beginning of each New Year. I’ve used various journals throughout my adult life, and no matter how beautiful they looked, I’ve never been consistent with writing down my feelings daily.

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