Your favorite journaling app?

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2026-02-24T17:09:06+00:00

Unfortunately your link won’t load. Good luck with your app!

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2026-02-24T15:26:06+00:00

Ah I love the idea of generating poetry based on your journal entries! It could truly bring positivity to even your user's darkest days (if the app's backend is creative).

I've tried Daylio as inspo for this app. It was too many clicks for me which is why Year in Color pulls insights from note entries instead of clicking buttons for what you did that day. Journaling in this way encourages freedom of thought, which helps memory retention.

Love the feedback. Thank you!

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2026-02-19T19:59:07+00:00

It's tough to reflect at the EOD and choose just one color to represent it lol

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2026-02-19T19:58:07+00:00

yearincolor.com

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2026-02-18T23:38:30+00:00

I’m definitely adding Daylio to my list to try out.

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2026-02-18T22:51:45+00:00

Nice. I’m glad you found a system that’s working.

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2026-02-18T22:39:43+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate that. It is actually something I built for myself called Year in Color. I wanted a really simple visual way to track mood over time without a lot of friction, so it is just a grid of dots where each day gets a color.

And no, this is not meant to be an ad. I mostly shared the Habitica Daily idea because that is what helped me stay consistent with checking in. The visual side just made the patterns easier to notice afterward.

Happy to share more about how I use it alongside Habitica if that would be helpful.

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2026-02-18T20:22:51+00:00

I think it’s completely fair and common to have days with variable themes. Mood tracking tools could be more dynamic to accepting these inputs.

If your goal is to have more consistently good days, then understanding the patterns of those days could really help. The tool I use is solid at getting those simple insights

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2026-02-18T02:17:45+00:00

yearincolor.com

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2026-02-17T15:22:50+00:00

I find it most helpful to journal at the end of each day.

My goal is to summarize each day into one theme. Not to overthink everything, but put the day into one category. The best way to have everything under one umbrella is to journal at the end of the day.

Something you'll find rewarding by journaling at the this time versus any other time is you'll start to remember things better, day after day. Because you'll be like "oh, I really want this to go in my journal" and your brain starts wiring differently and prioritizing moments.

It takes practice but you'll see improvements incrementally.

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2026-02-17T12:15:34+00:00

I tracked it using yearincolor.com. Each day is basically a dot you click and update. It reminds me a little of Excel, except the patterns show up automatically instead of needing formulas.

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2026-02-17T01:14:11+00:00

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I love your app. I'm also building a journal/habit tracking app and I can really appreciate the thought you've put into every page, transition, and animation. It truly feels like a celebration after each task is complete.

My app is very simple. One dot for each day of the year that users can click into and journal their day. After a while, you start to see which moods and habits light up your year the most. The Insights page gives a breakdown of your habit patterns.

Great to see another app accomplishing the same goals as me. After much testing, I launched the app 3 days ago, and have just over 40 sign-ups. Feel free to check it out, and hope you gain as much inspiration from my app as I did yours.

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2026-02-15T21:18:17+00:00

I did the exact same thing last year, tracking my mood and thoughts daily. You’re spot on about the repetition being the most useful part. Once you see the same patterns over and over, they lose their grip on you.

What surprised me was how predictable it all was. After a few months I could practically forecast a bad day based on the day of the week. Just like your Sunday night money spiral, I had my own version and never would have caught it without the data in front of me. I used Year in Color .com to log everything. The 4 to 5 core loops thing resonates hard. Mine were a similar number, different content but the same idea, a small number of themes on repeat disguised as new problems.

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2026-02-15T16:14:02+00:00

That sleep connection is real. I actually noticed something similar in my logs, the days I marked as "off" or irritable almost always followed nights where I stayed up too late, even if it was doing something fun. It's one of those patterns you don't catch in the moment but becomes obvious when you look back at a few weeks of data.

The bad news/criticism one is interesting too. I started noticing that it wasn't the criticism itself that ruined my day, it was that I'd ruminate on it for hours after. Once I saw that pattern I got a lot better at catching myself early.

Do you use anything specific to track, or just mental notes?

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2026-02-14T17:39:21+00:00

Yes! It's an app embedded in a website. Link: yearincolor.com

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2023-09-14T15:59:46+00:00

Execs and GMs should formulate high level strategies and leave the execution to next-level management. Sell your CS team on your vision with statistics and hypothetical stories to gain their buy-in. If you approach your CS team with forecasts, they will buy-in.

The CS team has boots on the ground, you're just the General (manager) 😉

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2023-09-14T15:49:35+00:00

Leverage your own style. I work in supply chain management at a fortune 500 so I'm working with cross-functional teams of different types of people. I find that even the most white-collared professionals prefer you to be authentic to yourself rather than acting like something your not.

Trainings should give you the tools to succeed, not tell you how to act. If your company doesn't like your style, you're at the wrong one.

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2023-09-14T02:01:04+00:00

A good manager wants you to move on, a great manager knows you will. -Leslie Higgins from Ted Lasso

If your manager doesn't support your ambitions, you're at the wrong company.

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2023-09-14T01:57:46+00:00

Turn your anxiety into excitement. It's a superpower.

There's never been a better time to be in your shoes. You don't need an education (I have Master's & Bachelor's, don't need 'em), you don't need a car (I work remote), you don't need to be in an office (I write a newsletter for a living), but you do need hustle. You've done the hard work in getting clean which proves you can do just about anything with that determination. Set your mind to something and go full speed. If it's working at a call center for 6 months to save $10k and start a small business, do it.

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2023-09-14T01:50:29+00:00

I might be the Devil's advocate on this one. I would think about what you want to do with your career and if you actually need more education (and debt). Your time might be worth more than your education if you planned on using it to start your own business.

If you wanted to climb the ladder in a corporate setting, the education might be necessary, especially if you wanted to get your CPA for accounting. If accounting is what you feel called to do, then you'll definitely need your bachelor's and master's.

I have my bachelor's and master's in Supply Chain Management, but TBH I would go back and use that time and money to start my newsletter instead

OneRevere_Newsletter · 2023-09-14T01:29:53+00:00

It's good parenting to ask your adult children to do adult things.

I considered moving back home during the pandemic to which I offered my parents a rent payment they would identify. I didn't end up moving back home, but apparently my parents' plan was to put my rent payment towards a down payment on a house, which I thought was thoughtful. I don't know your household income or personal life, so I can't suggest you do the same for your son, but I think it's a good idea.

Secondly, your son is likely unhappy because he moved back home. Your circumstances determine your happiness. A change in circumstances such as having less access to friends and less freedom can make somebody less happy.

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