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Written for the anxious mind
Notes on anxiety, worry, and the small practices that hold a day together — each one grounded in the research behind the app.
5 min read
Why a Daily Intention Beats Trying Harder
Two groups of students had the same goal. The one that decided when and where finished at twice the rate. What that means for the sentence you set each morning.
3 min read
Feeling Off All Day? Give It One Word
A vague bad mood can eat a whole day. Putting one specific word to what you feel makes it smaller and easier to deal with — and it takes about twenty seconds.
4 min read
The Gratitude Habit That Outlasts the Grand Gesture
In Seligman's 2005 study, the heartfelt gratitude letter faded within months. The small nightly exercise was still working at six. The difference is instructive.
4 min read
Use Your Own Name When You Reflect on the Day
Across seven experiments, people who reflected using their own name instead of 'I' stayed calmer under stress and ruminated less afterwards. One word does it.
4 min read
Write the Thought Down, Then Throw It Away
Rumination predicts depression a year out. A small study found that physically discarding a written thought reduced how much people let it weigh on them.
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Give Your Worry an Appointment, Not an Argument
Telling yourself to stop worrying never works. Seven trials and 999 people suggest a stranger instruction does: pick a time and place, and worry then.