6-Minute Diary – 3-Million-Copy Bestseller Gratitude Journal for Men & Women – Guided Mental Health Journal Based on Positive Psychology – Daily Manifestation Journal for Self-Care & Mindfulness

I have been using Hal Elrod’s The Miracle Morning Journal with excellent results for the past three years. This Christmas I bumped into Dominik Spenst’s The 6-Minute Diary, and I have been using it for just one week. I can hardly believe it, but it’s even better than The Miracle Morning! I love The Miracle Morning - I will continue to use it and to recommend it every time I can, because I know how good it is. But The 6-Minute Diary is in a different plane – deeper, wiser, more inspiring and revealing. The prompts are so well thought-out that in just the space of a week I have made two discoveries that completely reframed important aspects of my productivity and my relationships. The 6-Minute Diary is also much more pleasant to work with -and to look at- than The Miracle Morning – much as I love it, The Miracle Morning has all the charms of an accountant’s spread sheet (and they haven’t bothered to improve the layout in years) whereas The 6-Minute Diary has been crafted and designed with an artist’s sensibility. Am I being superficial by pointing out such things? I don't think so. This is a tool you will be using every single good or bad, happy or sad day of the year, so it only helps that it is a beauty to open and look at. I know the beautiful pages make me more thoughtful and considerate when I write in them…i.e. they nudge me to think harder before I spoil their pristine surface. Is it only me? If you had to scribble a note, however short and simple, would it make any difference if you were writing on the corner of the back page of yesterday’s newspaper or on a sheet of lovingly prepared vellum? This is what I mean – you’d force yourself to think a bit deeper before you spoiled the page. And that only helps when reflection is the whole point of the exercise. I have read hundreds of Self-Help books, and taken too many courses. I have certificates on NLP, Mindfulness and Erikssonian Hypnosis, read and written extensively on Psychoanalisis, Theory of Knowledge and CBT. And this is why I can say that the 64-page introductory section that Dominik Spenst has prepared for The 6-Minute Diary –which you could skip, but I would urge you to read attentively- is the briefest, more engagingly written and scientifically supported introduction to the topics of Positive Psychology, Habits and Self-Reflection anywhere. I was already impressed by this when a few days after I bought the Diary, Mr Spenst sent me via email a very pretty and useful pdf titled The Golden Morning Routine, which he personally sends to all customers, and which comprises five scientific arguments for the beneficial effect of a morning routine, as well as examples of the morning routines of 25 successful people, from politicians and other pop stars to Marcus Aurelius, Stephen Covey and Immanuel Kant. The 6-Minute Diary promises to be “a priceless journey into the most exciting and emotional realms of your own memory” and to allow you to “follow the footsteps of your personal evolution”(p.15). I believe it will deliver. Having only used it for a week, I’m already looking forward to more discoveries with The 6-Minute Diary as my companion.

Beautiful journal, with lots of great tips and sound research behind it, and yet easily understandable. The journals has an introductory section at the beginning, explaining the fundamentals of the human psyche in short which is very helpful, and the double bookmark gives you the opportunity to mark important information for future re-reading as well as where you are in your journal. The cover and the pages themselves are great quality, the paper is thick and the pen glides on the pages easily. I personally am motivated to keep on writing ( but I am a bit of a stationery lover). I am in love with the cover as well, my favourite theme and probably why I ultimately bought the journal. It may have been an impulse buy, however I have always loved the thought of appreciation in our daily lives and this may just be what I needed, as I was searching for way to improve my life and pass on a more positive legacy to my son. The questions make you think of what you will write in advance and encourages you to actually feel these things, not just to think about them. I bought this on a discounted price, however now that I know how great this is I would pay the full price for it too.

I've only started using this but love it already. It helps me stop and think and be more mindful. Lovely quality. Lots of interesting information and stories to help you get started. Not long winded either. Love it

Really loved this journal when I bought it back in 2021. I was really inconsistent with it so I've only just needed to get a new one. I repurchased from the same seller to make sure I was getting the same product. My old one was plain black and no frills. The new diary with the celestial cover is pretty and more whimsical, it's embossed with gold on the cover and has white end pages (would have been nicer if they were blue). It's as well made as my original one, sturdy spine, blue and white ribbons (good instead of white would have been a better choice). The diary pages are accented in a muted gold which is a nice improvement from the previously grey scale print. I noticed immediately that the new journal seemed smaller in volume and in a side by side comparison (new diary on the left, old one on the right) the number of daily pages are significantly fewer than the previous 2021 version which at the time said it would last for approx. 6 months with daily use. I think this one is estimated at 21 weeks which is about 4.5 months. Still, I very much like the format of this journal in comparison to others I've tried; the referenced psychology behind it's approach, the morning and evening reflections, the weekly reflective questions and the monthly 'life satisfaction' trackers. If not for the shrink-flation I'd give it a full 5 stars.

Beautiful journal with good quality paper and plenty of advice on how to use it to its best advantage. Looking forward to using it this year.

It has really changed the way I process things. My thoughts are more positive and it is quick and easy to do. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to make a change.

Bought as a gift. Hope the will love it but it looks good.

This is the most motivational diary that I have ever come across. I urge you not to skip all the pages of information at the start of the journal, because they are just full of the most profound wisdom that I think is so enlightening in terms of completing your own entries. At first I thought it was unrealistic for there to be no space for writing what has gone wrong in your day. It was explained that your brain is hard wired to feel the negatives already, so you need to actively retrain it see things in a more positive way. I am only just starting it but think it will be great for me. Getting into the habit of writing it every day might be initially challenging, but I think it will just become a good habit. Thoroughly recommend and be prepared to keep an open mind. Reading about the authors own journey in life is truly inspirational.