THE MIND MAP JOURNAL
Visual journaling for personal growth and happiness.
Mindmapjournal.com is a collection of 1,000+ research-backed methods, short stories, quotes, poems, songs and essays on productivity, learning and self-awareness. The techniques and practices in our library come from proven methods, like the SMART goals framework and Lisa Feldman Barrett’s research on how emotions are made.
The Mind Map Journal offers a free 12-week email course on visual journaling for increased learning, self-awareness and well-being. Each week brings a new theme and ach day delivers a researched method or insight to you with a journaling prompt for practicing your new skill.
How the 12 weeks work
Each issue of The Mind Map Journal takes about 5 minutes to read. Inside every issue:
- A quote that frames the week’s theme in one or two lines.
- A method backed by research and explained in plain language.
- A story that carries the week’s idea into your chest, where methods alone can’t reach.
- A prompt that turns the week’s idea into ink. Five minutes with a pen, no drawing skill required.
- Resources with recommended books, essays, videos and podcasts worth your time.
12 weeks and 12 themes about journaling, sleep, focus, productivity, learning, emotions, mindfulness, gratitude, goals, habits, happiness and you.
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VISUAL JOURNALING WITH MIND MAPS
Prompts
Daily chosen prompts and exercises to spark your imagination and get your words flowing.
Quotes
Daily chosen quotes and citations to broaden your perspective and make you think.
Stories
Daily chosen stories, articles and studies to inform, inspire and transform your life.
What is visual journaling?
Visual journaling is journaling that uses visual structure alongside words. A written journal records what happened, whereas a visual journal shows how the pieces connect, and the connections are where self-awareness lives.
The usual tool is a mind map, a diagram that puts one idea in the middle of the page and branches out to related ideas. The 12-week course starts with plain pen-and-paper prompts. Mind mapping enters later, in the courses, and stick-figure level is plenty.
The library behind the course
The library holds more than 700 items sorted into collections. The techniques come from proven methods, like the SMART goals framework and Lisa Feldman Barrett’s research on how emotions are made.
- Methods for learning, focus, sleep and productivity.
- Quotes and citations that broaden your perspective.
- Stories that carry an idea into feeling.
- Poems and songs to write from.
- Facts and studies that inform your practice.
- Book summaries and videos for further reading and watching.
See every collection on the Collections page.
Frequently asked questions
What is The Mind Map Journal?
The Mind Map Journal is a free 12-week email course on visual journaling, plus a library of more than 700 methods, quotes, stories, poems, songs and other items on productivity, learning and self-awareness. Each issue takes about 5 minutes and carries a quote, a method, a story, a journaling prompt and a shelf of recommended resources on that week’s theme.
What does it cost?
Nothing. The newsletter is free and stays free. Paid courses in visual journaling and personal knowledge management will come later, and subscribers will hear about them first with no obligation.
Do I need to know how to draw or make mind maps?
No. The journaling prompts work with any pen and any notebook. Mind mapping enters later, in the courses, and even there stick-figure level is plenty.
What is a mind map?
A mind map is a diagram with one central idea in the middle and related ideas branching out from it as words, short phrases and images. It shows how ideas connect on a single page.
How is this different from bullet journaling?
Bullet journaling organizes tasks, whereas The Mind Map Journal works on the person doing the tasks. The two combine well, and several methods in the library show how.
How long does each issue take to read?
About 5 minutes. The journaling prompt at the end takes another 5 minutes with a pen.
What happens after week 12?
The weekly emails continue with new topics, new stories and new methods, drawn from the library as it grows. Twelve weeks is the course, but the journal keeps going.
How do I unsubscribe?
Use the unsubscribe link in any email. You can leave at any time.