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Notes for everyday feelings.
Short, practical articles about stress, journaling, breathing and relationships. Ideas you can try tonight.
How to Track Your Mood Every Day
Track your mood well: log it the same day, pick a precise word, and add one line of context so real patterns show up in your week.
Why Do I Feel Unmotivated to Do Anything?
Feeling unmotivated usually means starting feels too costly, not that you've stopped caring. How to tell which kind you have, and when to talk to someone.
Why Do I Feel Like a Failure All the Time?
Feeling like a failure often comes from standards you never chose and from quietly pulling back. Here's what research shows and what to do next.
How to Journal Consistently Every Day
Why journals stall after a missed day, how small minimums and daily cues keep you writing, and how rereading makes the next entry worth it.
What Are the Symptoms of Exam Stress?
The signs of exam stress, the body clues people miss, why wanting to be alone counts as one, and when it's time to see a doctor.
How to stop overthinking at night when you're trying to sleep
A five-minute, specific to-do list before bed helped people fall asleep faster in a sleep lab study. How to write one, and what to do if you're still awake.
A free mood tracker for the weeks of caring for a parent
Mei tracks a heavy caregiving week in Sojiwa: prompts on tired nights, back-dated entries, and a Saturday AI reflection that shows the shape of it.
How to ask for a mental health day off work in Singapore
What to say to your boss, what you do not have to explain, and how to spend a mental health day so you come back with something left.
How to cope when you don't want to tell anyone what's wrong
Keeping something to yourself is allowed. How to give it somewhere to go without telling a person, and which kind of writing tends to help.
Can't sleep after scrolling your phone in bed at night?
Phone in bed and your brain won't switch off? What studies found about in-bed scrolling, pre-sleep arousal, and a 30-minute change worth testing.