The Happiness Project One-Sentence Journal: A Five-Year Record

If you like to write and look back over your life and activities over a period of years, this is a great journal in which to do so. The daily quotes on happiness at the top of the page are a fun addition. I love the appearance of this journal and the happy blue and yellow color scheme with handy blue ribbon to mark your place. My grandmother used to keep a 5-Year Journal and after looking at old notebook Journals of mine I realized how interesting it was to look back at the different chapters of my life: going to school, raising children, working etc. Sometimes a few sentences can put you back into that day. For authors, aspiring or published, it might provide ideas for stories and books. Buy yourself a pen you love and writing in this daily is a treat. I bought it along with Q and A a Day: 5-Year Journal which asks you a random question each day for 5 years and you can stretch your creative thinking with it. I write in both these journals at the same time each day. If you like this HAPPINESS PROJECT Journal, you should check out Rubin's THE HAPPINESS PROJECT book on how she applied happiness research to her own life to see how it changed her life. It is a very rewarding read and offers ideas on new activities to try. This would make a great gift for someone you love who is reflective and likes to write.

A beautifully made journal. Open ended daily entries vs prompts, and full of lovely, thought-provoking quotes.

Gave this to my mom for Christmas - she loves writing in it everyday to go back and look what she did on that day. Super cool gift!

I am in year five of this journal, and had forgotten how much I enjoy keeping a diary. The writing space provided for each day is sufficient for quick thoughts, notes or to record special events. It's a great way to keep track of the big and small moments in life, and fun to look back at previous entries in prior years. The journal construction may not be built to last five years however. I've had to tape the binding, as the spine tears easily, but this may just be from frequent use. Also, by the time year five is reached, I've found that I need to turn the journal upside down to write those pieces because otherwise, they are at the bottom of the page and not as easy to record. The book is the perfect size though, and would be a perfect gift to give a friend also. I'll purchase another at the end of the year. Great purchase.

I like to journal. I'm used to writing 2 or 3 paragraphs, so this Is a new concept for me this book is a 5-year Journal and even though there are bad things that happen in our lives, we need to focus on joy, love, happiness, positive thought. This is a wonderful book. One thing I've learned about one sentence journaling is I will write one sentence one positive sentence, of a blessing, or joy. This is really a neat little book.Write one sentence each day, in 1, 2 or even 5 years what you did on this day. A look back at your journey. The Happiness Project is trying to change our focus from the negative to the positive. What happened that day, the week, what were yyour emotions the good that you're feeling make sure you write in the one sentence what happened that day so that you can remember these things when you read your writing. Helps you recall what brought you happiness during the year. I love the school of thought that you only write one sentence. The thought of writing three or four paragraphs each night in a journal is a turn off to some people. So this is a win win idea. Writing one sentence per day will help you to recall how your life moved forward in the past year. Highly recommend this book. And remember, stay positive!

I love that this book allows for 5 years of journaling. I have a hard time journaling, but since it is just a couple of lines a day this is much more doable for me and I don't dread it.

This book honestly changed my life. A co-worker gave me a copy about 5 years ago. With the exception of two weeks while I was studying for the bar exam (joy!), I have written something in it every single day. When I started, I was in a job (that I'd had for 14 years) that I was really dissatisfied with, so the notes weren't always nice or funny. They certainly weren't all happy. Since then, after moving on to two different jobs over the course of three years, first with a firm and then on my own as a solo attorney, I have noticed how my posts have turned around and are almost always happy posts. I can look back every day and see what I was doing 4 years ago, at this point, as I'm on the 5th of 5 years in the current book. I will be ordering one soon to take me through the next 5 years. I hope that, when I'm much older, I can look back on my notes and giggle, knowing I've made it to the other side - happiness.

Love this! Great way to start and end your day