Where Journaling Meets Applied Wisdom
Philosophy, psychology, mental models and more — applied to your journaling. For a clearer mind, better decisions, and deeper self-knowledge.
Question for todayReflect
What 20% of inputs are driving 80% of your outcomes?
Identify the few key actions, habits, or relationships that are producing the biggest results in your life.
Explore ideasMore from the library
Browse ideas →Thought for today
The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time.
Mary Oliver
The app
Every idea here ends with a question. The app is where you answer it.
Examined Self for iPhone is a private journal. Write freely or start from a question; it connects your entries to ideas from the library and notices patterns over time.

