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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.
Mind Traps
Overgeneralization: meaning, examples and how to spot it
Overgeneralization is taking one bad experience and applying it to everything. See an everyday example and the words that give it away.
August 2, 2024
Mind Traps
Selective abstraction: meaning, examples and how to spot it
Selective abstraction is when one negative detail colors how you see a whole experience. Here is what it means, with an everyday example.
August 2, 2024
Mind Traps
Dichotomous (black-and-white) thinking: meaning and examples
Dichotomous thinking sees things as either perfect or a failure, with nothing in between. Learn how to spot it, with everyday examples.
July 22, 2024
Mind Traps
Mind reading: meaning, examples and how to spot it
Mind reading is assuming you know what someone thinks without much to go on. See an everyday example and how to question those thoughts.
July 22, 2024
Self-reflection
Reflect on Grief
The person you love is gone. The house that was once a home is now mere brick and mortar. Or perhaps you have lost the ability to walk, leaving you “handicapped” for life. One of the certainties in live is change, and odds are we will all face grief at some point in our lives.
May 23, 2024
Mood Tracking
Happiness Scores: Mood Analysis
The core function of any mood tracker is to assess your daily level of happiness and then take action based on that assessment. To do this, you need a system to determine where you stand and, more importantly, where you want to go.
May 9, 2024
Mood Tracking
Moments: Mood Analysis
When you ask someone about their life they can usually sum up a series of memories. Freezes in time that have defined us for who we are. The good, and the bad.
April 22, 2024
Psychology
Live less anxious
Anxiety in some shape or form is completely normal. It happens unconsciously and often is the result of stress. Like it or not stress is important for us to function and can help us to achieve important milestones or keep ourselves out of trouble in dire times.
February 28, 2024
Psychology
Practical Benefit of Self-Reflection
Self-reflection is incredibly important. It allows us to catch, check and change (3Cs) our behavior and improve our outlook on life.
January 18, 2024
Psychology
How to apply Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in real life
Being happy and unstressed is not always something that comes naturally. Post-traumatic stress, or even just the constant pressure from our day-to-day lives, can be enough to fray our mental health.
January 11, 2024
Mood Tracking
How to use a Mood Tracker
You might have heard the term “mood tracker” before. Whether it’s from colleagues, friends or anyone active in the mental health space. In this article we will explain what a mood tracker is, and why you should use one.
January 10, 2024
Psychology
Psychology of Success
What do a game of Monopoly, rich people and a sense of deserving all have in common? Well they have been the subject of an experiment run by the University of California. A rigged game of monopoly has exposed how people can feel given enough success.
December 14, 2023
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