BestSelf Core Values Journal and Planner for Men and Women - 13-Week Guided Self-Reflection Journal to Discover Core Values - Shadow Work Journal, and Self-Improvement

I had high hopes for this journal. I read reviews. I check the website. I was bombarded by ads for it on my social media feeds. I finally gave in and ordered one. When it arrived I was excited. Nice packaging. Nice presentation. When I flipped through it I was dismayed to see that the majority of the book is just a daily template asking the same few questions. There is a nice few pages in the begining but I was hoping for more than just another repetitive fill in the blank pages hardcover journal. At least the first 40 pages or so have some instruction and various exercises. If the product description info available online said anything about two thirds of this book being the same, I would not have gone through the trouble. I am interested in learning more want leading a values based life. I should be more careful and look for something informative in the nonfiction section and stay out of the journal category. My growing dot journal skills can take care of the journal side. Transparency and clear analysis are potential values I am exploring. As an analytical person, I wonder what percentage of the pages in this book are unique. If the publishers is this book were more transparent about that they would have one less return to deal with. maybe they have other products that could be more helpful to someone like me. Those cards look interesting, but I'm feeling kinda tricked right now.

I love working through the burnout journal and was hoping for a similar flow (weekly activity/planner, 7 days of daily pages, weekly reflection, & repeat). The core values journal is set up in sections over a day to day. Sections include: activities, weekly planning, & daily pages. Something that would assist with this is including a bookmark ribbon for each section vs the single the book comes with. I’ll update my review as I try out the journal.

The cover is poor quality. The edges were scuffed, turn and peeling.