Insights on intentional living, journaling, and personal growth.
A practical guide to discovering your core values through pattern recognition across life domains, helping you make decisions aligned with what actually matters to you.
Five concrete resolutions for 2026 that focus on what makes us human: intentionality, creativity, relationships, learning, and purpose in a world of AI and digital distraction.
In the age of AI, knowledge is free. But self-knowledge—understanding YOUR patterns, YOUR triggers, YOUR gaps—is priceless. This is the only differentiation that matters.
Move beyond surface-level resolutions with 10 powerful reflection prompts that help you understand who you became in 2025 and design a more intentional 2026.
An exploration of the Quantified Self movement—its promise of self-knowledge through data, its darker implications, and how we're trying to find a middle path with Activities Matter.
Discover the new location tracking feature in Activities Matter. Learn how adding geographic context to your activities opens up entirely new dimensions for reflection and self-discovery.
App blockers are training wheels—not the solution. Real freedom from phone addiction comes from fundamentally changing your relationship with technology by finding purpose and using your phone as a tool, not a distraction.
A personal essay on the soullessness of AI-generated content, using a marathon training epiphany to argue that true fulfillment comes not from the final product, but from the process of intentional, daily action.
Discover the new Time Shields feature in Activities Matter. Learn how to block distracting apps, create uninterrupted focus, and dedicate your attention to what truly matters.
An essay exploring the modern trap of passive consumption and advocating for a shift toward active, meaningful creation as the path to a more purposeful and fulfilling life.
This post explores the psychological reasons we use social media despite its known negative effects, using the analogies of candy, a lottery, and cigarettes to explain our behavior.
An exploration of four essential books—1984, Brave New World, Amusing Ourselves to Death, and The Shallows—that diagnose the distractions of our modern world and offer a path toward intentional living.
A personal essay exploring the modern epidemic of emptiness, its root causes in our relationship with technology and productivity, and how a conscious shift toward intentional living can be the antidote.
Discover the new Goals feature in Activities Matter. Learn how to set meaningful goals, connect them to your daily activities and turn your long-term aspirations into reality.
Explore these 10 guided journaling prompts designed to help you understand your emotional patterns, what drains your energy, and what brings you joy and fulfillment.
You've tracked your moods and activities in Activities Matter, but what's next? Learn how to move beyond data collection and use the app to generate actionable insights that create real change.
Choosing between a paper notebook and a journaling app? We break down the pros and cons of each to help you find the right tool for your self-discovery journey.
Find traditional journaling daunting? Discover a structured approach that helps you overcome the blank page, organize your thoughts, and gain actionable wisdom from your life.
Feeling busy but not fulfilled? Learn the difference between busyness and true productivity, and how to align your daily actions with your long-term aspirations.
Learn how Pillars, Categories, and Activities work together in the Activities Matter app to help you visualize your life balance and live more intentionally.
Welcome to the official blog for Activities Matter. Discover tips on journaling, intentional living, and how to use our app to build a life of purpose.