The Luci journal
Blog
About mood tracking, self-reflection, and the patterns hiding in an ordinary week.
Written by the people behind Luci, a mood tracker and guided journal.
Product Updates
Luci Deep Dive: Customization
Your home screen, the things you track, and every icon you track them with: Luci 4.0 lets you shape all of it. Here's a look at what you can rearrange, add, remove, and make entirely your own.
August 22, 2026
Product Updates
Luci Deep Dive: Self-Reflection
Maya Angelou once said: 'Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.'. Knowing becomes part of the journey and with Luci we wanted to put knowledge right below your fingertips.
August 18, 2026
Product Updates
Introducing the new Luci: understand yourself
Luci 4.0 finds the patterns in your mood and tells you in plain language. All on your device. iPhone, Watch, iPad and Android, available August 25.
August 16, 2026
Mind Traps
Sunk cost fallacy: meaning, examples and how to spot it
The sunk cost fallacy is sticking with a choice because of what you already put in. See everyday examples and how to decide afresh.
April 22, 2026
Self-reflection
Reflecting on Your Motivation Is the Key to Achieving your Goals
When you're chasing a goal, whether it's personal, professional, or somewhere in between, motivation is the engine that drives your progress.
June 5, 2025
Mind Traps
Imposter syndrome: meaning, signs and what helps
Imposter syndrome is the nagging fear of being exposed as a fraud, even when your success is real. See how it shows up and what can help.
May 21, 2025
Mind Traps
Emotional reasoning: meaning, examples and how to spot it
Emotional reasoning is treating a feeling as a fact, like going from feeling silly to calling yourself silly. See examples and how to correct it.
March 26, 2025
Product Updates
Luci 3.0: Celebrating Your Journey
With Luci 3.0, we are bringing home the journey of mood tracking. For decades, psychologists have agreed that tracking your mental state of mind is beneficial to your health. With this new update, we are celebrating that journey so you can live your best life.
March 13, 2025
Mind Traps
The gratitude trap: meaning, examples and how to spot it
The gratitude trap is using "at least" thinking to talk yourself out of problems you could change. See how it shows up, with examples.
September 9, 2024
Mind Traps
Magnification and minimization: meaning and examples
Magnification blows small things up, and minimization shrinks real problems down. See everyday examples of both and how to correct them.
September 9, 2024
Psychology
Apply CBT techniques in everyday life
As we go through life, events or actions may subtly shift our perception of the world, often without us realizing it. This can become problematic when it leads to mental health issues that affect our daily lives, such as stress, lack of confidence, or fear of public spaces.
August 2, 2024
Psychology
Explaining Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Therapy comes in many shapes and forms, and CBT is one of them. CBT stands for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and has been proven to bring about very positive changes for many patients.
August 2, 2024
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