The Grateful blog

Notes on noticing

Short, practical writing on gratitude journaling, daily journaling habits and mood tracking — from the team behind Grateful'. Every claim about wellbeing here links to the study behind it.

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Science

The peak-end rule: two moments become the whole day

Your memory of today will not be an average of it. Under the peak-end rule two moments do nearly all the work, and one of them is the last one.

Aug 11, 2026 · 3 min read

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Gratitude

Why gratitude journaling works: the one bad review

Nine people liked it, one was lukewarm, and only the lukewarm one stuck. That asymmetry is the whole reason gratitude journaling works.

Aug 6, 2026 · 3 min

One good thing, weekly

Free 7-day gratitude starter pack — one prompt a day, no app required.