Evolve journal review: Can this daily planner and gratitude journal really improve my life in 6 months?
- Josie Shillabeer
- 19 hours ago
- 5 min read
Updated: 9 hours ago
Evolve journal a daily planner and gratitude journal promises a better life in 6 months or your money back. Did it improve my health, wealth, relationships and freedom?
Over the next few years I have a number of dreams, to finish my self-guided online nutrition course, increase my HRV (i.e. reduce stress), move into my first home, get married, have children and travel; all while growing The Health Puzzle and spending time with friends and family.
When Evolve journey approached me about reviewing 'The Evolve Journal' a daily planner and gratitude journal, I jumped at the chance. I love the feel of a physical journal, and their daily pages looked quick and easy to complete. In this article you can learn if the Evolve journal really can help to improve my life in 6 months and help me towards fulfilling my dreams.
Ordering my journal
It was super easy to order my journal, aside from having to decide on what colour I was going to choose. There are six colours to choose from: teal, black, cream, peach, green and blue. I opted for the green Evolve journal, a colour associated with growth, nature and wealth.
I have been super impressed with Evolve journey's customer support so far. They have been incredibly fast at replying and very helpful.
First thoughts of the Evolve journal & pen
My Evolve journal arrived within just a few days of making an order. The quality of the journal was better than I expected. Its cover is a lovely shade of green, made very well; it feels like it will easily handle 6 months of regular use. The paper quality is impressive, the thick (100gsm) and smooth pages are lovely to write on and a ballpoint pen does not bleed through the page.
The print quality of the Evolve journal is good, with clear text that is easy to read. While some more colour on the pages would have been nice, a black and white journal is simple and non-distracting.
The addition of a colour matching ribbon to be used as a page marker is a welcome addition, making it easy to find your page.
The only thing so far that lets this product down is the free Evolve gold pen that you can also purchase separately for £14.99. It looked expensive in the packaging but it was terrible to use. It is very thin and lightweight making it feel cheap, when you write the nib of the pen wobbles around, the ink does not flow out easily leaving parts of words and after pulling it apart to see if you could replace the internal cartridge it appears you cannot. I tried to use the pen to write in my journal to review it properly but quickly switch to an alternative pen as it was making a message of my new journal.
Completing the introductory section and discovery course
There are 32 pages at the start of the journal. It recommended that you read before filling in the first journalling page. There is an introduction to the Evolve journal founders Sam and Freddie, an introduction to the importance of journalling and the discovery course. It took me just under two hours to read the first section of the book and be ready to fill in the first journal day. This was an hour longer than Evolve journey state, so expect it to take longer, especially if you are a slower reader.
There were some great quotes in the introductory pages of the journal that I had not heard of before. Reading powerful quotes can be such a great way to make you feel empowered, and these really did not disappoint.
The Evolve journal aims to help you build strong foundations of the four key pillars to happiness:
Health: Physical and mental
Wealth: Not money, but the ability to find satisfaction in the present moment and be content with what you already have.
Relationships: Having a community of people around you that you treat with kindness, respect, and fairness.
Freedom: The ability to choose how and where you live and work.
There are five activities for you to complete, some longer than others, that get you to think about your short-term and long-term goals. For example, a 5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20 and 20-25 year bucket list. I found it easy to complete 5-10 years, but after this I had to dig deep to come up with my long-term bucket list ideas. I really enjoyed the write about your ideal day activities, it defiantly helped me to work out what I want my life to be and feel like.
The last part of the introductory section takes you through each section of the daily journal pages. This is a must before making a start, as the daily journal page sections are difficult to work out how to fill in on first impressions. After reading these instructional pages I now feel confident in how to fill them out quickly and effectively each day. There are 9 sections to fill in, plus the date on each page. They can be filled in at anytime of the day, but below is the recommended schedule from what I took from the instructions.
The night before, it recommends that you complete:
Eat the frog
Task list (tick as you complete them the following day)
In the morning, it recommends that you complete:
Why i'm smiling
Your domino
In the evening, it recommends that you complete:
What i'm pondering
Daily highlight
Advice for future you
It does not matter when you completed:
Habits (tick as you complete them)
Daily questions
Having read the Evolve journal introductory pages and discovery course, I now feel excited and ready to complete the daily pages.
Evolve journal review after using it for one week
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