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The School of Life Journal Prompt Cards: 52 Cards

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The School of Life Journal Prompt Cards are a boxed set of 52 cards, each 91 × 67 mm, with prompts on relationships, careers, emotions and ambitions to use while journaling. The London company's UK shop listed the set at £15 (about US$20) on November 5, 2026, in our $$ band ($5 to $20), and showed it as sold out.

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The School of Life Journal Prompt Cards drawn to scale at 91 × 67 mm: a blue box and four fanned cards
The box and four of the 52 cards at 91 × 67 mm (1 mm = 3.6 px); the card faces are drawn by eye. Original illustration made for this guide. © Stationery Times.

Product facts

Product
The School of Life Journal Prompt Cards
Brand
The School of Life
Brand origin
United Kingdom
Made in
Not stated*
Material
Paper cards in a box; stock not stated
Good for
Price range
$$$5–20 per item
Colors

Blue box

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Notes on these facts
  • Made by Campus London Limited (trading as The School of Life). Country of manufacture not stated: The maker's product page gives no country of manufacture. Source. Price: example listing.
  • Colors: names per The School of Life Shop (Journal Prompt Cards product page and photos), checked November 5, 2026. One design is listed. The maker does not name the colors; the name here is ours and the tint was sampled from its photo. Tints are representative, not measured. Shops stock different colors.
  • How we test and disclose samples: How we test stationery.
  • Price bands are typical US retail, checked October 2026. Conversions to US dollars are approximate, at October 2026 rates (US$1 = ¥158 = ₩1,330 = NT$32.5 = CN¥6.7 = SEK 9.9 = DKK 6.7 = ₺49.6 = C$1.41 = A$1.43 = CZK 21.7; €1 = US$1.12; £1 = US$1.32; CHF 1 = US$1.21).

Key takeaways

  • The School of Life lists 52 cards at 91 × 67 mm, sold as a tool for more effective journaling.
  • The prompts cover relationships, careers, emotions and ambitions; the maker's examples include writing a letter you want to send but never will.
  • The set is a box with a folded-corner design in blue; the maker states no card stock, finish or box material.
  • The UK shop listed £15 (about US$20) on November 5, 2026, in our $$ band ($5 to $20), and showed the set as sold out that day.
  • The maker does not state a country of manufacture, card weight or whether the cards are ruled, and we have not tested them.

What are The School of Life Journal Prompt Cards?

They are a boxed set of 52 cards with writing prompts, made for people who journal and are not sure what to write about. The School of Life is a London company; its shop is run by Campus London Limited, which its terms of service say trades as The School of Life. The maker’s line is that journaling is one of the most effective ways to regain direction and calm, but what to journal about isn’t always clear. We read the product page on November 5, 2026.

The cards are a companion to a notebook, not a notebook. For a notebook from the same maker, see its Writing Journal and its linen-bound Writing as Therapy Notebook, Ideas.

What are the size and specs?

52 cards at 91 × 67 mm. The maker’s listing gives these figures.

Spec The School of Life says
Cards 52
Size 91 × 67 mm
Card stock Not stated
Made in Not stated
Price £15 (about US$20), UK shop, November 5, 2026
Price band $$ ($5 to $20)

The listing does not say whether 91 × 67 mm is the card or the box, and it does not give the orientation. The maker’s photo shows a box that is taller than wide, so we drew the set portrait. The maker gives no card weight or thickness.

Drawing of a 91 × 67 mm prompt card with a 85.6 × 54 mm bank card laid over it at the same scale
The 91 × 67 mm size against a bank card (85.6 × 54 mm), drawn landscape because the maker does not state the orientation. Original illustration made for this guide. © Stationery Times.

What do the prompts ask?

They ask about relationships, careers, emotions and ambitions. The maker says each prompt engages the mind in things that matter most and invites us to explore inside ourselves. Its examples are to write a letter you want to send but never will, to describe who you want to be this time next year, and to list the ways you are a little bit unusual and reflect on why that might not matter so much. We saw only the five examples on the page, not the full 52.

How do the cards fit a journal?

They are meant to be used as you journal, for inspiration and encouragement. The maker gives no method: no draw-one-a-day rule or spread. A sensible use, which is ours and not the maker’s, is to pull one card, write on it for a set time, and keep the cards with the notebook. The maker’s photo shows blue lines on the face of a card, and we cannot say from it whether you write on a card.

What colors does it come in?

One design: a blue box. The maker’s photo shows a mid-blue box with a dotted pattern and a darker folded corner that reveals a pale card. The maker does not name the colors; the name is ours and the tint was sampled from the photo.

Who are the Journal Prompt Cards for?

They suit people who sit down to journal and stall, because the 52 prompts give a topic to start from.

  • Journaling and planning: 52 cards on relationships, careers, emotions and ambitions, made to be used alongside a journal.

Skip it if you want a set you can buy today or a stated card weight: it showed as sold out, and the maker gives no card stock. For pens to write with, see our best pens for journaling.

Where is it made, and what does it cost?

Not stated, and £15 (about US$20) in the UK shop on November 5, 2026. That is in our $$ band ($5 to $20), just under the $20 line after conversion. The shop showed the set as sold out that day. We did not check overseas prices or other sellers, and prices change with shipping and tax.

Frequently asked questions

How many cards are in the set?

52, per The School of Life's product page. The maker gives the size as 91 × 67 mm.

What kinds of prompts are on the cards?

The maker says they tackle relationships, careers, emotions and ambitions. Its examples include writing a letter you want to send but never will, and who you want to be this time next year.

Are the cards ruled to write on?

The maker does not say. They are sold as prompts to use alongside a journal, and its photo shows blue lines on the face of a card peeking from the box, which we cannot read as a writing surface.

How do I use them?

The maker says to use them as you journal, for inspiration and encouragement. It gives no rules for drawing a card, and we have not tested a method.

What is the box like?

The maker's photo shows a blue box with a dotted pattern and a folded corner. It states no box material, finish or size beyond the 91 × 67 mm listing for the set.

Is it available now?

It showed as sold out in the maker's UK shop on November 5, 2026. Stock changes, so check the page.

How much does it cost?

£15 (about US$20) in the maker's UK shop on November 5, 2026, in our $$ band ($5 to $20). Prices change, and we did not check overseas prices.

Sources (2)

  1. The School of Life Shop (maker): Journal Prompt Cards, specs, description, example prompts, photos, stock and price (read November 5, 2026)
  2. The School of Life Shop (maker): terms of service, which name the company that runs the shop (read November 5, 2026)

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