THE THEME SYSTEM JOURNAL
from CGP Grey and Myke Hurley
Helping you live a more productive, effective life
What is The Theme System?
A highly customisable journal that helps you stay focused on your long-term personal and professional goals.
It comprises of three sections.
The Theme System ensures you stay on track with your Yearly Theme by providing a simple framework for daily journaling.
It is designed to be adaptable to meet your individual needs and goals.
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What is a 'Yearly Theme'?
Instead of setting resolutions at the start of the year, you set an overall idea of how you would like to approach each year or season. This then becomes a guide for your personal and/or professional life throughout that period.
Ideally, you would also think of what the ideal outcome is for a set period of time and some key actions you would like to complete. This helps you maintain focus throughout the year when considering new projects.
SECTION 1
Yearly Themes
Setting the foundation for the rest of The Theme System.
Once you’ve decided on your Yearly Theme, you need a place to write it down.
Flexible​
- Contains 4 Yearly Theme pages, because life needs flexibility​.
- Gives the option to have multiple themes in a season, or in case you change your mind.
Goal Driven​
- Consider your personal and professional goals.
Customisable​
- Letting you choose what works best for your goals.
Success Focused
- Describe what you’re looking to achieve from this Theme and detail some ideal outcomes that look like success to you.​
Yearly Theme Examples
SECTION 2
Journal
Journal Pages make up the majority of The Theme System.
This is where you'll spend most of your time.
Customisable
- Pages are broken down into multiple, unlabeled boxes; to be used however you like.​
Consistent
- We recommend using a reproducible framework to maintain daily consistency.​
- You also have the flexibility to change these if your priorities change.​
Reflection
- Think of prompts to ask yourself.​
- What areas do you want to focus on to help reflect on your day?​
Gratitude​
- What are the two things you are grateful for today?
- Be specific and consider what is making a positive effect on your life
Journal Examples
- These prompts allow you to reflect on your day.
- Focusing on the good things that happened to give you a boost.
- While also allowing you to think of what you might consider changing.
- The power of the Journal Pages comes from their endless flexibility.
SECTION 3
Daily Themes
Like the Journal Pages, Daily Themes create a structure for you to keep track of your goals, habits, or to-do lists.
Structured
- Letting you create and adapt your own framework.
Measurable
- The circles can also be used as a scoring system or a check box.
Flexible
- The Theme System has enough flexibility to fit into your life and help achieve your goals.​
- You choose whether you want to ask yourself a set of questions, track habits, or tick off a to-do list.​
Daily Theme Examples
- Use the Daily Themes to keep track of the person you want to be.
- Your goal is to make some progress in each of the areas every day.
- This will help keep you on track with your Yearly Theme, by making positive change each day.
- Or it could be as simple as a daily checklist.
- What are the 10 things you need to do each day to feel happy?
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Specifications
Dimensions
Contents
- 4 Yearly Theme Pages
- 90 Journal Pages
- 12 Daily Theme Pages - for 90 days of tracking
- 13 Notes Pages
- 2 Index Pages
Details
- Corner Perforations – Tear off each day to help you find your place
- Lay Flat, Thread Sewn Binding
- Premium Soft Cover Design
- Debossed Logos and Spine
Materials
- Cover: Dark Grey Polyurethane Leather
- Interior: Munken Lynx 100gsm Paper
Learn More
If you would like to hear more about Yearly Themes, we recommend you listen to the following episodes of the Cortex podcast, where we first discuss what Yearly Themes are, and then go on to setting your own.
The Creators
Myke Hurley
Co-Founder of Cortex Brand, Myke has been a podcaster since 2010. He is also the co-founder of the Relay FM podcast network. Myke is the host of a variety of shows with topics ranging from creativity and productivity, to technology and gaming, to pens and paper.
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