Gratitude Journal
“Write three things that went well today.”
The gratitude exercise using the original study's own instruction, word for word — and the number that gets left out of every article about it. Against another kind of structured writing, the measured effect on well-being was 0.03. It's still worth two minutes. It just isn't treatment, and this is the one that says so.
- The exact instruction given to 192 students in the 2003 study, not an app's paraphrase
- Up to five lines, with room for the why — which is what separates an entry from a list
- Every entry kept in a file you own, exportable as plain text you can read anywhere
- No streak, no badge, no reminder, and nothing to break
- The full effect sizes, including the awkward ones, at the bottom of the page
- This one is finished and tested — not on the build list
- It will be $9, same as every other tool
- One email when it goes up, no list, no spam
Three steps, then you're done
Up to five things, and why or who, if there is one.
It joins the list below, dated.
A file on your computer. There is no account and nothing is uploaded.
Questions
Do I need to install anything?
No. Each tool is a single file. Double-click it and it opens in Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox — whichever you already have. No account, no password, no software.
Does anything get uploaded?
No. Your numbers and files never leave your computer — the tools have no way to send them and no internet connection is needed to run them. You can switch your wi-fi off and they still work.
I'm not good with computers. Is this too hard?
The first thing every tool does is walk you through it in five short screens with pictures. Then there's a button that fills it with example numbers so you can watch it work before touching anything.
Will it work on my phone?
Yes. Email yourself the file and open the attachment, or drop the files in iCloud Drive, Dropbox or Google Drive and open them from there — then they're on every device you own.
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