6 Journals We Love to Help Clear Our Heads + Inspire Creativity
A good journal is one that can not only help get all our thoughts down on paper to help articulate them, but also clear our heads of a million and one thoughts. You may be a seasoned journal writer who is constantly scribbling notes. Or you may not consider yourself someone who journals but is always writing lists. Perhaps you’re more of a doodler. Or every now and then you write down how you’re feeling. However you like to write and/or scribble is up to you. We’ve put together some of our favourite journals to cover all bases.
How are you, really?
How are you feeling? If you’re focused on wanting to listen to your body more and develop a healthier routine then this journal by RASA, the holistic wellness practice established by Mia Rigden, a Los Angeles-based nutritionist and professionally trained chef, could be just the ticket. By simply writing down how you slept, how your feel on a morning, what you ate the night before starts to paint a useful picture and research shows that just observing this without deliberately changing anything is effective in changing habits for the better.
Feeling grateful
What are you grateful for? That’s all you have to think about. Nothing else. Not only does this journal from An Organised Life look great next to your bed, but makes for a really lovely way to end the day. The very exercise of thinking about what you’re grateful for is one that will always be a positive in your day. We also love that this journal is fully recyclable because we’re very grateful for the world we live in.
Forever memories
Do one thing everyday that makes you happy. We’re happy to do just that! This journal is particularly fulfilling if you’re wanting to capture moments and memories. It’s a little like keeping more of a diary. Just one-page-a-day. You needn’t fill them out everyday, just as and when you feel you want to remember how great you felt on that walk, or that call with a friend and what came up. With prompts and exercises from the very wise words of writers, musicians, philosophers and leaders, this idea of this journal is that it becomes a real treat to revisit again and again for years to come.
Goal setting
If you’re looking to get really clear about what you want then this Soho Organiser from Smythson, which is broken down into weeks and months, may be the one for you. It helps to focus on what your clear-cut goals are and then break them down so you can really think about the wider support you may need to achieve them, in every aspect of your life. They do a range of great options all with a minimal, clean aesthetic.
5 minutes is all you need
We love The Five Minute Journal from Intelligent Change. Whatever your intentions or aspirations may be and whenever you feel like writing them down, this beautifully put together journal helps you accomplish them. Just five minutes makes it immediately feel a lot more doable, and that’s because it is and it works. Simply fill in your answers to three simple questions in the morning and two effortless reflections at night. It’s been designed to help you shift your mind to a state of optimism. Tim Ferris approved too as an added bonus.
Go freestyle
Appointd has long been one of our favourite notebook brands. Simple, beautiful and functional, journaling has never looked better! There are no prompts or practices in these notebooks - choose from lined, grid or blank pages, pick up your pen and scribble your thoughts away freestyle on a blank slate.
