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24 alternatives to Journals

A collection of the personal journals of Kurt Cobain

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Journals launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Heroin Diaries▲66

   A year in the life of a shattered rock star

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2JP
   JournalBook – Privacy centric, offline first, personal journal app▲268

   2019 · journalbook.co.uk · its alternatives →

3. 3
   So Sad Today▲62

   A collection of raw personal essays

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Idea Makers▲53

   Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Notable People

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Days with My Father ▲55

   A son's photo journal of his aging father's last years

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Self Journal▲90

   Your daily structure for success

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Stigma▲137

   A daily journal to be happier and more self-aware

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Grunge Is Dead: Oral History of Seattle Rock Music▲53

   Interviews from some of the grunge's most iconic bands

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Search Inside Yourself▲68

    A Google engineer's guide to mindfulness and meditation

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Daily Rituals▲80

    How artists work

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Deep Thoughts▲65

    Irreverent observations about life

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Look Me in the Eye▲58

    My Life with Asperger's

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Kissinger: The Idealist ▲67

    Biography based on his recently released private journals

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Book of Ideas▲67

    A journal of creative direction and graphic design

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Five Minute Journal▲129

    Journaling your way to happiness

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Tubes▲54

    A Journey to the Center of the Internet

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Ordering The Chaos▲61

    Simple ways to organize your ADHD life

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Heroin Diaries▲66

    The book every rock and drug historian needs to read

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Acid Test▲60

    LSD, ecstasy, and the power to heal

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Art of Memoir▲56

    A tome on writing that will never leave your shelf

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    It's a Long Story: My Life▲71

    Willie Nelson's musical & personal life story

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Great Depression: A Diary▲66

    Day by day overview of the Great Depression

    2015 · its alternatives →

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