Gratitude journal prompts and practice

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Generic gratitude wears off fast. Specific gratitude (this person, this sentence, this Tuesday) is the version that seems to do something.

GratitudeOctober 29, 20267 min read

How to Write a Gratitude Letter (Template and Example)

A fill-in gratitude letter template, a full example letter to a friend, what to do once it is written, and what three studies found about how people react.

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GratitudeOctober 24, 20266 min read

What to Be Grateful for When Nothing Feels Good

Gratitude prompts for bad weeks and low mood that do not require pretending: what did not go wrong, honest small entries, and when to stop and get support.

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GratitudeSeptember 20, 20267 min read

7 Best Five Minute Journal Alternatives (2026)

Seven Five Minute Journal alternatives compared, how to tell whether the template or the daily schedule has gone stale, and what to keep when you switch.

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GratitudeSeptember 16, 20269 min read

Best Gratitude Journal Apps (2026): 7 Compared

Seven gratitude journal apps compared, plus what the research says about how often to write, the one habit that makes entries count, and ten prompts.

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GratitudeSeptember 4, 20264 min read

Does gratitude journaling work? What the research says

An honest look at the evidence for gratitude journaling: what the studies show, how large the effect really is, why weekly beats daily, and when it backfires.

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GratitudeAugust 29, 20269 min read

48 gratitude journal prompts that go past family and health

48 specific gratitude journal prompts grouped by theme, why generic gratitude stops working within a two weeks, and what the research does and does not show.

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GratitudeJuly 9, 20264 min read