Book · 2021
The 6 Minute Diary
Daily Gratitude Journal Mental Health and Happiness Organiser for More Mindfulness, Happiness, Productivity and Reflection | Great Gifts for Men and Women
Why people recommend it
The 6 Minute Diary by Ellen Lio-Well is a structured daily journaling tool designed to foster personal growth, gratitude, and consistency through brief morning and evening reflections. On Modern Wisdom, host Chris Williamson frequently endorsed the diary as a core part of his routine. In a November 2018 episode focusing on life hacks, Williamson recommended the book, sharing a specific practice he learned from its pages: proactively telling friends that you miss them and are thinking of them. Williamson and his co-host Jonny discussed their ongoing use of the 6-Minute Diary, emphasizing its manageable format requiring just three minutes in the morning and three minutes at night. Williamson highlighted the tool as a reliable method for daily self-reflection that any regular listener would recognize him discussing. Through these segments, Williamson presented the journal as an accessible, highly effective habit for improving mental well-being and maintaining meaningful interpersonal connections amid the demands of daily life.
Who recommended it
- Chris Williamson Recommended
Chris Williamson — 3 mentions
“i read this in uh johann hari's most recent book where he said that so many of the things that we ascribe to our own personal development are simply byproducts of us getting older”
“First one is tell your friends that you miss them. So, this is something that I read in the 6-Minute Diary, which you'll have heard me speak about a lot, and is potentially an upcoming life hack on this episode, where it says, "Your friends would appreciate you telling them that you're thinking of them."”
“So, I'm going to go with 6-Minute Diary because Johnny, you have recently Still doing it? Did it Did it today? Still going, man. So, 6-Minute Diary, anyone who's been listening for a little while will have heard me bring this up before. It is a daily journal, 3 minutes in the morning, 3 minutes in the evening, prompted questions”