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Journaling

Illustration of a person journaling by lamplight in the evening to offload worries and quiet the mind before sleep

Psychology

November 22, 2025

The journaling wind-down that quiets the mind: how reflective writing reduces mental clutter

Discover the journaling wind-down: a simple nightly routine using reflective writing, prompts and planning to offload worries, calm your mind and sleep better.

Illustration of a person writing a two-minute gratitude note to reduce anxiety and shift emotional focus through reflective thinking

Psychology

November 21, 2025

The two-minute gratitude note that reduces anxiety: how reflective thinking shifts emotional focus

Discover how a two-minute gratitude note calms anxiety. Learn a simple method for reflective thinking that shifts emotional focus toward support.

Illustration of a person writing a day-end brain dump before sleep, externalising thoughts in a bedside notebook to quiet mental noise

Health & Sleep

November 21, 2025

The day-end brain dump that improves sleep: how externalising thoughts quiets mental noise

Discover how a day-end brain dump—externalising tasks and worries—quiets mental noise, cuts sleep latency, and sets priorities for tomorrow for deeper rest.

Illustration of a person holding a pocket-sized handwritten compassion note and reading it to soften self-talk

Psychology

November 20, 2025

The compassion-note exercise softens self-talk: how a written line rewires inner dialogue

Discover how a one-line compassion-note can soften self-talk, retrain your inner critic, and boost calm focus with a five‑minute routine and why it works.

Illustration of a person writing a mental-declutter list to calm racing thoughts and clarify priorities

Money & Productivity

November 20, 2025

The mental-declutter list calms racing thoughts: how structured writing clarifies priorities

Learn how a mental-declutter list calms racing thoughts with structured writing to externalise worries, clarify priorities and turn anxiety into focused action.

Illustration of a person doing an evening brain-dump in a bedside notebook to quiet thoughts and ease insomnia

Health & Sleep

November 20, 2025

The evening brain-dump reduces insomnia: how offloading thoughts quiets mental noise

Discover how an evening brain-dump eases insomnia by offloading worries and tasks, cutting mental noise, and guiding a simple, evidence-backed bedtime routine.

Illustration of a person using music, scent, and photographs as memory cues to recall positive past experiences and lift low mood

Psychology

November 20, 2025

The positive-past recall lifts low mood: how memory cues re-trigger pleasant emotions

Discover how positive-past recall uses sensory memory cues—music, scent, images—to lift low mood, reignite pleasant emotions, and build everyday resilience.

Illustration of a person writing a five-minute daily reflection in a notebook to improve decision-making

Money & Productivity

November 20, 2025

The reflection-microhabit improves decision-making: how daily review sharpens thinking

Discover how a five‑minute reflection microhabit boosts decision-making, curbs bias, and improves calibration with simple daily prompts, metrics and tools.

Illustration of a lit candle beside an open journal and pen on a nightstand, signaling the day’s end

Health & Sleep

November 20, 2025

The candle-and-journal pairing deepens relaxation: how sensory cues signal the day’s end

Learn how candlelight and journaling use scent, light, and ritual to calm the nervous system, signal day’s end, and build a reliable wind‑down for better sleep

Illustration of a person writing one daily win in a journal to anchor gratitude and stabilise emotions

Psychology

November 19, 2025

The gratitude-anchoring trick lifts mood: how naming one win stabilises emotions

Learn how the gratitude-anchoring trick—naming one win each day—lifts mood, counters negativity bias, and builds emotional steadiness at work and home.

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