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24 alternatives to So Sad Today

A collection of raw personal essays

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. So Sad Today launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Shitty Notebook▲61

   Shitty notebooks for all your shitty ideas.

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Breaking Busy▲64

   How to find peace and purpose in a world of crazy

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Happiness Trap▲63

   How to stop struggling and start living

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Mindset▲84

   How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Folded Clock▲70

   Diary of a modern writer

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Two Awesome Hours▲76

   Feeling overwhelmed with work and life demands?

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Look Me in the Eye▲58

   My Life with Asperger's

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Super Sad True Love Story▲90

   A satirical, dystopian, and hilarious novel

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Delivering Happiness▲92

    Seeking happiness and making people happy

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Idea Makers▲53

    Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Notable People

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    You Can Make Anything Sad▲61

    From the writer of @berniethoughts

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Get Glad▲62

    Your practical guide to a happier life

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The More of Less▲68

    Finding the Life you Want Under Everything you Own

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    A Little Life▲5

    An emotional piece of fiction

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Happiness Project▲98

    Start being happy, right now.

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Passionate State of Mind▲54

    An insightful collection of aphorisms

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Collecting Words▲60

    (Very) short (visual) stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Cheap▲95

    The high cost of discount culture

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Letters from a Stoic▲85

    Seneca's thoughts on the human condition

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Quarter Life Poetry▲64

    Poems for the Young, Broke and Hangry

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Letters to My Love▲61

    A paper time capsule for your sweetheart

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Meaningful▲69

    The story of ideas that fly

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Tiny Beautiful Things ▲83

    Advice on Life and Love from Dear Sugar

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →