UrBestSelf The 6-Minute Diary (The Original) | Gratitude
UrBestSelf The 6-Minute Diary (The Original) | Gratitude Journal for Men & Women | Manifestation Journal | Daily Wellness Journal for More Mindfulness
| Weight: | 450 g |
| Dimensions: | 22 x 14.2 x 2.1 cm; 450 Grams |
| Brand: | UrBestSelf |
| Colour: | Turquoise |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Manufacture: | UrBestSelf |
| Dimensions: | 22 x 14.2 x 2.1 cm; 450 Grams |
| Quantity: | 1 |
I quite like this diary as someone who isn’t great at making habits. Only takes a few mins as it says on the front. Would be great to have a few more ‘goals’ in their, like daily goals, weekly goals at the beginning of the week, and perhaps a random thoughts page. Overall, would buy again!
Honestly it’s really helped and having now completed it it’s amazing how much you gain from doing something like this daily.
Whether you like journaling or not these 6 questions each day feel achievable and there is no pressure to write reems of info, keep it short and focused. I particularly liked the extra questions you get every 5 weeks that are really thought provoking.
Having to document something means you put the effort into changing your behaviour and attitude and it also then forms a lovely momento of your journey and I’m in the process now of reading all I’ve put over the last few months. It’s so interesting to look back at the highs and lows and shifts.
I highly recommend this little book if you are feeling low, lost, negative or generally feel you could do with some support to shift your mood.
This is a beautiful book. It is a joy to use and really is quick and easy to use daily. Plenty of helpful information to read written by the author. Really insightful content. I have tried lots of journals in the past and this is by far the best.
I highly recommend this journal and I will buy another once mine is completed. Excellent value for money.
This is by far the best diary/journal I have ever seen and used in my life. Is perfectly crafted, full of very well thought of and intentional content and the quality of the journal is great. Will buy again when I finish it.
What a beautiful , wonderful , helpful diary ..
I felt amazing after reading the first few pages !! I can’t wait to get into this well written , Comforting diary .. it’s given me an outlook of hope for my mental health . That yes I can actually feel better over time !!
I’m going to buy more of these diary’s as gifts for my friends ThAnkyou
I added this to my morning routine a month ago and I have found it easy to write in every morning and it is a good tool for training my mind to start each day positively. I find it less easy to return to every evening but I do it when I remember. Overall I’m very impressed with this. It also links to a newsletter from the company which is good.
The quality of this book is astounding. Every element – from the material and layout to the printing and content – surpasses my expectations. It’s clear that Dominik has poured his soul into his work. The meticulous attention to detail is evident in every aspect, making opening the diary feel like receiving a warm embrace. This, in itself, is incredibly soothing.
Love this 6-Minute diary! It’s a wonderful tool and resource to help one stay grounded in gratitude and to make positive changes to their life and its trajectory.
This diary is packed with on point knowledge, information and wisdom to set you up for an upgrade and positive transformation with daily insightful and inspiring quotes to set you up for the day ahead!
Wholeheartedly recommend this diary to anyone embarking on a personal transformational development journey.
Huge THANK YOU to Dominik and his team at urbestself
I used this book during a period of anxiety at the beginning of lockdown. I genuinely believe it had a dramatic impact on my overall mood and perspective on life. The introductory sections provide the ‘why’, which gave me the confidence to continue with the book. This helps your brain maintain a focus on the positives and focus on what is important. Couldn’t recommend highly enough.
Disclaimer: I was already a daily gratitude “practitioner” before getting this diary. What I really like is the simplicity to implement. All you need is 3m in the morning and 3m in the evening, that’s it. For me shifting thinking about gratitude in the morning and making me thing how I can be in control of my day before I actually start the day itself was really impactful. A lot of the planners out there function as “calendar” based, but most people have their calendar in their phones / email. I wanted something to allow me to retrospect and keep an eye on the positive habits I want to implement and this diary is precisely what I was after.
Also love the weekly questions and challenges, which so far have not been repetitive. I wish there was a version just to keep it going without the intro of the concepts for those of us that just want to carry this on.
I will probably buy the kids edition too for my 7y old
This was a gift to another.
I’ve used the Clear Journal (Baron Fig) by James Clear and it’s also excellent. I recommend you also give it a try. Personally, however, though I’ve recently started using the 6MD, I prefer it. I find it is structured in a way that favours consistency and ease of use and tracking.
Both journals have their place and I recommend anyone interested and even uninitiated to give each a try, one after the other; experiment and see which one suits you best.
There’s a significant preface component, briefing you on the research science and wisdom behind 6MD, but it’s worth reading and will help set your ‘mental stage’ and orient you towards how to get the most use and value from your journal!
So far, I love it and the first weekly exercise was unexpectedly profound. I look forward to using it each day.
Best of luck on your process!
The only thing I would slightly change for subsequent purchases is the amount of reading at the front. It’s great for your first one but maybe for subsequent purchases there could be a summary instead?
I love the idea of this and have used it daily since I got it.
Starting the day really thinking about gratitude and how you are going to make the most of the day starts you off so well.
I found myself sometimes struggling with the same daily questions and coming up with new things each day but then it really gets you thinking. One of the points is ‘your good deed for the day’ and I have found myself consciously doing something good that day for someone which shows the book is doing its job.
I would recommend but also think this is a lovely present. I bought one for my mum who is loving it.
There is a hefty bit of reading at the beginning which I have seen some people review as a negative but I loved reading this bit!
Honestly i’m excited to continue reading this book. The idea behind it is brilliant and once i read a few pages i already felt a positive difference. I would highly recommend this book.
Really like the simplicity of noting down a few things every morning and evening, as well as setting weekly goals. It has helped remind me to focus on the positive and so I start and end my days with a smile
I love this diary/journal so simple and so effective in keeping you on track, positive and grateful for every little thing in your life. Would definitely recommend and have done so on numerous occasions.
I have not read first pages the introduces the ideas of positive psychology, but the premise is simple to make reflection a habit. Slight scuffing at the top, but that for me would effect the overall quality
Perfect journal to help organise a worried frantic mind. The first 60 pages explain clearly conciseley how to overcome bad emotional habits with a no-nonsense approach which I found very inspiring. I’d recommend this to anyone!
After I placed the order, Dominik sent me an email and kept in touch to take me through the process. He also sent a 20 page short ebook that talks about the power of journaling and had some great ideas and insights. One of the most important takeaways for me has been this point, which is now part of my routine:
Be active and not reactive – the example he talks about is our morning routine and how many of us are mindless about it. This resonated with me very well. I wake up to my phone alarm, turn off the alarm and then look at all the notifications awaiting me from overnight. I then spend the first 15 minutes replying to those emails or notifications that I deemed important. That set the tone for the rest of my day.
After reading Dominik’s advice, I decided to take charge of my morning. Since January 1, I ensure that my phone is on flight mode before I go to sleep. When I wake up, I spend the first 15-20 minutes playing with my daughter and then having a light breakfast with my family. Then I do a short walk around where I live and come back and get ready for the day. For the past 8 days, this has been my routine and I feel so much more energetic and in control. The best part is, my colleagues or other people I work with do not seem to be bothered or notice that I reply 90 minutes later than usual. This has been an eye-opener for me.
The diary itself is well packaged and laden with much more insights. Consider it as a guided journaling practice with tips and tricks on how best to get going. And true to its name, it is a 6-minute affair. It comes hardbound and is roughly A5 size. Quality of the pages and content is fantastic. Above all, Dominik is easily accessible for any queries you may have.
I hope this helps! Wishing you a lovely year ahead 🙂
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 themi.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.
1) The theoretical part at the beginning:
This “manual” is a must-read and the quotes in it a great inspiration. You don’t need a background in psychology to understand this theoretical part which contains really practical tips as well. I was pleasantly surprised about how much research there is behind this diary. Every single part of the daily routine is well justified and researched . It’s just the right quantity and quality.
2) The 5 weekly questions:
This section is brilliant every week anew. There are questions, which you would probably never ask yourself but when you do, you reveal so much about yourself. Wicked! My favourite weekly question so far: “What advice would the ten-year-older version of yourself give to you?”
3) The mind-set switch:
After only a short period of time I started noticing how differently I live through the day when I spend these few minutes in the morning to express gratitude and to visualise my day ahead. Using the diary on a daily basis simply sets you into the right mood and helps you focus on your own needs.
4) A journey to your past self:
I love reading what I put down a few weeks ago, it’s like a journey to the person I was then. Can’t wait to look back at it in years’ time!
5) The E-Book:
I’ve received it via email shortly after purchasing the diary. It partly repeats sections from the 6-Minute Diary itself which actually isn’t bad to refresh your memory. The highlight however are the 25 practical examples of morning routines. They motivated me to modify some parts of my own routine. All in all, pretty well-researched and interesting.
Last but not least, I would like to make two suggestions for improvement:
I use some pressure when writing and sometimes can see my writing shimmering through on some pages. So if I could make a wish I’d like the paper to be a little bit thicker. Not too much though because that would make the book thicker and less handy.
Also, having the two ribbons is fantastic to mark my current day and sections from the theoretical part which I like to read time and time again. However, it would be great to have a third ribbon for the monthly check or the weekly five questions.
All in all, I highly recommend this book (though I’m someone who can’t be persuaded very easily).