Does the app work? Well, it would take time to answer that. But how do you know it works? Dr. Martin Seligman, consultant to happier.com, says, "When you start to do the 'three good things' exercise, you've two things to watch for. First, do you sleep better that night? The second thing to notice is the next day, do you start looking around the world, as you go through the world, for the things that are going well? If you do that, then the exercise is working for you."
I already sleep well at night (always have) and I love what I do, but my happiness can stand to go up a bit.
Because of its ease of use and ability to figure out how to use it with little effort, people will more likely use it on a daily basis. Make it a habit to do the exercises before going to bed or first thing in the morning as you reflect on the previous day's activities. If science supports the keeping a gratitude journal makes you happier theory, your outlook will change from "Life sucks" to "Life's good" in good time. Recognizing what makes you happy for the price of a song at $0.99 should be worth it.
Images credit: All images are screenshots of happier.com Gratitude Journal by Reflexive Learning, LLC.
