Marie Kondo does it again. After the success of her #1 New York Times Bestselling Book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Kondo is trying her hand at an accompanying follow up with The Life-Changing Magic A Journal. The premise of the Journal is to "Spark Joy" Every Day. This elegant 3 year record guides journalers in applying Kondo's electrifying principles in identifying and appreciating the things that spark joy to ones daily life. The journal encouragers writers to expand the scope of her patentented "spark joy" principles to one's activities, relationships and experiences. Journaling prompts include:
"Does it spark joy?"
"Identify what is truly precious."
AND
"Pursue ultimate simplicity."
The point of this 3 year journal is to to foster a daily practice of gratitude, happiness and focus on the things that create a joyful life.
When I saw this the description of this journal I was thrilled. I have been waiting for a journal like this. And to offer a 3 year layout was the icing on the cake. The journal is hardcover and durable. The colors are muted but exquisite. The quality of the paper is great an enables you to use nice pens without worrying about bleed through. A title page begins the journaling sections as a well as a small introduction. Peppered throughout the text are full page inspirational words, which I am guessing have been written by Kondo herself.
I am honestly a little disappointed in this journal. Although it does serve the purpose of 3 three year record, there are only 6 lines for each entry for each day.
How it works: let's say it is March 2nd. Below the date there are 3 sections each of which begins with a 20__ an then follows the journaling lines. There are no prompts- besides a few words on the top right corner of the page saying the things mentioned above. Even so, these prompts are few and far between.The prompts are in very small print and I almost missed them looking through the book. I expected a plethora of prompts in this journal.
Now let it be said, I have not read Marie Kondo's first book and it is quite possible that this may make sense to her devoted followers. And boy does she ever have many many devoted followers. If you are interested in learning more about Marie Kondo, please refer to the end of this post for a link to her Bio.
On a positive note, the journal leaves you some leeway in the creativity department. I'm positive the reader could find many uses for this specific journal. Also, the journal is compact which means you can easily toss it in your briefcase, purse or backpack.
Kondo delivers a solid piece of work here and it could have many different uses. That makes it entirely versatile. The layout, cover and idea is A+. The only lacking is the confusing premise of the journal itself. I'm not exactly sure what it's premise is, aside from what the author explains in the introduction.
All in all Id give this journal 3/5 stars. It is a nice journal but there really is no theme. Normally I wouldn't be looking for one, but the author did promise journaling prompts. This would be an excellent gift for any person who loves to journal.
Marie Kondo Bio
http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/222813/marie-kondo/
* I received this book from the publisher in return for my honest review. The opinions expressed are my own. I only review products I use myself.
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