Journal
Für heute ist es genug.
Das Abendjournal für 90 ruhige Abende
Tired, but your mind is still wide awake? Für heute ist es genug. helps you write your thoughts down, note what is left for tomorrow and close the day on purpose. Written in German.
Book language: German This book is written in German. The description on this page is in English.
- Pages
- 128
- Edition
- Paperback
- Published
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Also available in another language
- Leave It on the Page English edition
About the book
Unfinished tasks, conversations, decisions and small worries often show up just when you want to wind down. Für heute ist es genug. (German for “That’s enough for today.”) is a guided evening journal for 90 evenings that gives this mental carousel a fixed place on paper.
Instead of long exercises, it offers four simple questions, generous writing lines and a familiar routine: each of the 90 evening pages follows the same clear layout and takes only a few minutes. Worries, ideas and open tasks are written down without having to solve everything at once, and you set a small, concrete first step for the next day.
It also includes a clearly explained, optional 8:8:8 breathing exercise with a gentle alternative without breath holding, which you can adapt or skip at any time, as well as weekly reflections, monthly reviews and pages for an early-evening worry time. There is no daily obligation and no sleep scores: sometimes a single line is enough, and you can pick it up again at any time after a break.
The journal is a personal evening ritual by Tom Helmke, with clear instructions, personal experience and selected scientific sources. It is not a medical treatment programme. It is written in German.
A look inside
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Full size When your thoughts start spinning at night
Tired, but your thoughts keep going round? The journal gives worries, ideas and unfinished tasks a calm place. You write down what is on your mind, note what matters for tomorrow and close the day on purpose, without any pressure to perform.
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Full size 90 evenings for your own evening routine
128 pages in a generous 7 × 10 inch format (17.78 × 25.4 cm): 90 undated evening pages, 12 optional weekly reflections, 3 monthly reviews and 6 extra pages for a longer worry time, plus clear instructions, personal experience and selected scientific background. Written in German.
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Full size A calm close to a full day
Whether it is work, personal worries or tomorrow’s tasks: not everything has to be solved today. The journal comes without a daily obligation, without sleep scores and without having to be perfect. A single line written down can be enough.
Mood images with a simplified depiction of the book. The journal is a paperback with the cover shown above.
Who the book is for
- German-speaking adults who think a lot in the evening and find it hard to switch off
- Anyone who would like a deliberate ritual before going to bed
- Readers who want to start journaling without writing a lot every evening
- As a gift for people who would like more calm and time for themselves
How the journal is structured
- Evening pages
90 undated pages with four short questions and room for thoughts, open tasks and the next step for tomorrow.
- 8:8:8 breathing exercise
An optional, clearly explained breathing routine with a gentle alternative without breath holding.
- Weekly reflections and monthly reviews
12 weekly and 3 monthly reviews to notice habits and small progress.
- Worry time
6 extra pages for thoughts that need more attention and are better written down earlier in the evening.
- Evening routine
Suggestions for switching off, mindful screen time and a more relaxed end to the day.
Using it day to day
- Write down thoughts and worries instead of turning them over in your head
- Sort open tasks for tomorrow and note one small next step
- Close the journal and, if you like, settle down with the optional breathing exercise
- Look back briefly once a week and once a month
What the book contains
- 90 undated evening pages with four short reflection questions and generous writing space, in German
- 12 weekly reflections and 3 monthly reviews
- 6 extra pages for a longer worry time
- An explained 8:8:8 breathing exercise with a gentle alternative without breath holding
- Suggestions for a simple evening routine and mindful screen time
- 128 pages in a 17.78 × 25.4 cm format
What research says about the methods
The studies below examine general methods that also appear in this journal. They do not show that this particular book works, and they are no substitute for professional advice or treatment.
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Writing down open tasks before sleep
In a sleep-lab study, 57 healthy young adults spent five minutes before bed writing either a to-do list for the next few days or a list of tasks they had already completed. The to-do list group fell asleep faster on average, and the more specific the list, the faster they fell asleep. The study covered a single night in people without sleep disorders.
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Habits take repetition
In one study, adults repeated a new behaviour daily in the same situation. Among participants with usable data, it took a median of 66 days for the behaviour to feel largely automatic, with wide differences between people. Missing the occasional day made little difference.
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What writing can and cannot do
Studies on writing about personal experiences show small average effects that vary widely between people and situations. A review of journaling for mental illness found a small to moderate benefit, with very mixed evidence. A journal can be a useful tool, but it is not therapy.
Book details
- Author
- Tom Silas Helmke
- Book language
- German
- Category
- Journal
Paperback
- Pages
- 128
- Trim size
- 17.78 × 25.4 cm (7 × 10 in)
- Publication date
- ASIN
- B0HMWYJY1L