Your phone can be a sad place. There's the overwhelming FOMO every time you scroll through Instagram[1], the barrage of work emails at all hours, and, you know, the news. Maybe you've noticed that the apps you use most are the ones that make you feel the worst. Maybe you've started tracking the time you spend on your phone with an app like Moment[2], or maybe you’ve deleted certain apps[3] altogether.
But hold the phone for just a minute. Repopulate the ecosystem of apps on your phone with ones that actually make you feel good. These four apps provide ready-to-go positive affirmations, designed to help you build a positive mindset simply by opening a push alert. Get daily notifications that you are killing it. Remind yourself on the regular that you are extremely cool in every way possible. After a while, it won’t matter how many people appear to be having an absurdly good time without you on Instagram. These apps will bring your focus back to what really matters.
ThinkUp: Positive Affirmations
Trying to convince yourself that you have the stamina to get through that work project? Hearing yourself say “I got this” enough times may prove more helpful than that third cup of joe. ThinkUp lets you record and listen to positive affirmations in your own voice. Create your own mantras or choose from a list of pre-written (read: generic) ones, like "I am wonderful exactly as I am." The app lets you schedule alerts to prompt your favorite affirmation, making a positive mindset as easy as opening the push-alert. The affirmations are organized into categories ranging from “mental health” to “good morning.” The “recommended” category at the top of the...