How to Find Joy in Five Minutes a Day: Inspiring Ideas to Boost Your Mood Every Day

by Joanne Mallon

Joy is all around us. It’s in the first sip of a cup of tea, the beauty of a sunrise, or the simple pleasure of a deep breath, and it’s easy to find when you know where to look. All you need is five minutes.

This book includes over 60 prompts and ideas to help you to find joy every single day. Taking you through your morning, your afternoon and your evening, these tips will help you to elevate your mood and liven up your routine – and each one takes no longer than five minutes.

Tips

Setting an intention for your dayPerforming a small act of kindnessEating outdoors in the fresh airTrying a grounding ritualEven the smallest moment of positivity can transform your outlook, so whether you follow one tip or many, you’re sure to lift your spirits and find a small oasis of happiness every day.

Genres: Self Help

109 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 13, 2022

About the author

Joanne Mallon is one of the UK's most experienced life and career coaches and the author of several self help books. She features in the media regularly and is known for her friendly, practical, down to earth approach. Joanne also produces and hosts the popular podcast 5 Minutes to Change Your Life.

Originally from Belfast, Joanne now lives in Brighton with her family. She can also be found on Bluesky and Instagram @joannemallon

Reviews

[Bookfan53 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had picked this up in a bookshop as I had been looking for something to help me feel more positive. I have virtually just sat and read this in one sitting. It has very helpful hints plus some quotes from famous people. What I really liked was the fact it was written by a UK life coach. Nothing against other nationalities but I so often find many of these books are written with American readers in mind.

Anyway, I found the sections on social media very useful,along with many other items in the book. It is not a big read and you can choose what you want from it and read just in small sections. I like the book and I'm going to keep it by my bedside and look at a section each day.

[Nori Fitchett · Rating 3 out of 5]

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This book is very aesthetically pleasing and has a few good tips; particularly in the morning section. Unfortunately it suffers from a curse that a lot of life improvement guides experience and that’s being a little patronising and generic.

[Heather Bowes-Taylor · Rating 2 out of 5]

Honestly, this one didn’t do much for me. The idea is nice — who doesn’t want quick ways to feel better? — but most of the “inspiring ideas” felt shallow or repetitive. It read more like a Pinterest board than an actual book. A few tips were cute, but overall it just wasn’t that helpful.

[Maria Chambi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely little book you can pick up and open at any page for a bit of inspiration!

[Razvan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant little book, with so much good stuff in it! Loved it.

[Amy Dance · Rating 4 out of 5]

Inspired me to do a few things in this book.