stoic. mental health journal 2021.5 Update
2021.5
2021-01-18
dear stoics.
this update improves journaling.
best,
m.
2021.4
2021-01-09
dear stoics.
this update adds an option to change the date of your journal and improves performance of your daily routines.
best,
m.
2021.3
2021-01-06
dear stoics.
this update fixes widgets and shortcuts.
m.
2021.2
2021-01-03
dear stoics.
this update fixes journaling issues on ipad.
m.
2021.1
2021-01-01
dear stoics.
this update brings new journaling templates.
best wishes,
m.
2020.33
2020-12-17
dear stoics.
we implemented small improvements to the new journey view and added more details to the summaries.
m.
2020.32
2020-12-12
dear stoics.
this update brings a completely new journey view and an option to export your all data (with photos) to json.
if you have any suggestions on how you'd like us to change the history, let us know at m@stoicroutine.com
have a great weekend,
m.
2020.31
2020-11-13
dear stoics.
this update fixes a few crashes and improves the performance of history loading.
best,
m.
2020.29
2020-10-13
dear stoics.
this update brings improved quotes widget and bugfixes.
best,
m.
2020.28
2020-10-02
dear stoics.
this update fixes a few annoying crashes some of you experiences.
m.
2020.27
2020-09-28
dear stoics.
this update brings general improvements and fixes to crashes related to the history view.
m.
2020.26
2020-09-25
dear stoics.
this update brings one more widget with your day affirmation and fixes issues with crashing routines.
m.
2020.24
2020-09-22
dear stoics.
this update adds two more widgets and fixes a few bugs.
m.
2020.22
2020-09-16
dear stoics.
this update fixes small bugs in trends and icloud sync.
best,
m.
2020.21
2020-09-10
dear stoics.
this update introduces a new way to view your history with a focus on photos.
m.
2020.19
2020-09-01
dear stoics.
this update adds:
- a possibility to attach hand-drawn images to journals (or apple pencil-drawn)
- a way to search through the history of all journal entries, responses to questions, and exercises.
m.
2020.18
2020-08-18
dear stoics.
this update brings improvements in the history screen and adds a possibility to fill previous routines.
m.
2020.17
2020-08-03
dear stoics.
this update introduces a new main dashboard with routines and exercises.
m.
2020.16
2020-07-26
dear stoics.
this update brings a possibility to attach multiple pictures to your journals and questions and an easier way to filter and search through your entries history.
best,
m.
2020.15
2020-07-20
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- a possibility to attach photos to your journals.
- a new history view with a timeline of your entries and exercises.
- new beautiful charts showing your progress.
best,
m.
2020.13
2020-07-02
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- redesigned meditation exercise.
- more iCloud syncing speed improvements.
keep calm.
maciej.
2020.11
2020-06-04
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- new apple watch complications
- fixes bugs with apple watch quotes
- improves iCloud syncing
keep calm.
maciej.
2020.9
2020-05-13
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- new apple watch app. you can quickly log your mood and emotions, do breathing exercises, and read quotes.
- new share screen. export a beautiful image from quotes and share it with your friends.
- new notifications during the day with quotes, affirmations, and reminders about your daily focus.
stay home.
maciej
2020.8
2020-04-23
dear stoics.
this update adds:
- improvements in the morning and evening routines. now they are dynamically built around your daily focus. eg. if today you focus on work, in the morning the app will help you specify the most important actions you need to do, and in the evening it will help you reflect on your productivity and accomplishments.
- emotions picker that will help you think how you felt during the day.
- reflect button next to quotes that will bring you directly to journaling and help you think about a specific quote.
- a possibility to export or share your old journals.
stay home,
maciej
2020.7
2020-04-09
dear stoics.
this update adds:
- a new feature - mantras. every day, instead of your day title, you can now pick an affirmation you would like to cultivate during the day. we will remind you during the day to keep it in mind.
- improved privacy. if you use face/touch id or password protection the app will lock immediately after going to background.
- quick actions. with a long hold on the app icon you can go directly to specific exercise or routine from the home screen.
stay home,
maciej
2020.6
2020-04-05
dear stoics.
this update adds a collection of brand new stickers and fixes a few bugs.
stay home,
maciej
2020.5
2020-03-27
dear stoics.
this update brings improvements to the main dashboard (today) and settings (you tab).
- “today” got a bunch of new illustrations and a new category - "during the day" that will help you reboot in the middle of your day.
- refreshed "you" tab and settings.
- we added more possibilities to customize start and end of your day. you can specify if you want to get an exercise suggestion, see quotes, and pick philosophies you follow.
- siri shortcuts screen - in settings you will find a new dedicated screen where you can add shortcuts for specific exercises and routines.
stay home,
maciej
2020.4
2020-02-15
dear stoics.
this update fixes loading the main screen on ipad.
best,
maciej
2020.3
2020-02-13
dear stoics.
this update fixes issues with custom questions and adds dyslexia font support.
best,
maciej
2020.2
2020-02-11
dear stoics.
this update brings:
- new languages - spanish and swedish.
- fixes of gaps in meditation sounds (one of the users - Michael messaged me about the issue, asked for files and fixed them - thank you).
- new payment plans - monthly and lifetime.
- 6 helpful shortcuts.
best,
maciej
2020.1
2020-01-31
dear stoics.
in this update, you will find:
- brand new breathing exercise
- more new icons
- new categories in questions
and fewer bugs.
best,
m.
5.9
2020-01-21
dear stoics.
this update adds:
• 10-day onboarding for new users. an easy way to walk through all exercises during the first 10 routines. if you'd like to check it out, you can turn it on in you tab -> settings -> use start 10-day onboarding switch.
• a new layout of visualization exercise.
• improved layout of breathing exercises.
• more options in thoughts exercise (and emoijs).
• more options to chose from in 'focus' and 'what you enjoyed' questions.
have a great week,
m.
5.8
2019-12-29
dear stoics.
this update will bring back 'surprising' questions in morning and evening routines.
if you want them, go to 'you tab' -> change questions -> and use the first two switches.
best,
maciej.
5.7
2019-12-28
dear stoics.
this update brings two new journaling topics. perfect for 2019 review.
best,
maciej.
5.6
2019-12-20
dear stoics.
this update brings a new onboarding and fixes in iCloud syncing.
best,
maciej
5.4
2019-11-02
dear stoics.
this update brings a few changes:
• enables setting the hour when the new day starts. finally. if you always wanted to perform your evening routine after midnight and was frustrated that the date in the app already changed to the next day - now you can go to settings and change when you wish the new day to start.
• adds new charts to help you visualize how much you journal, and what topics you often chose.
• fixes the bug in fear settings that prevented saving some parameters.
• helps with hiding keyboard in the journal.
best,
maciej
5.3
2019-10-28
dear stoics.
this update brings improvements to trends and all charts in the app.
we worked hard on this and will appreciate any feedback and suggestions for future improvements.
we also fixed reported bugs and added a possibility to export your responses to questions. for example, if you want to give your mood list to your therapist.
best,
m.
5.2
2019-10-10
dear stoics.
• previous update introduced a dark mode.
• this update will improve the stability of history screens
• privacy and faq. screens with an explanation of how we protect your data. stoic asks questions about personal life and mental health, and i feel obligated to explain transparently and jargon-free that all data, responses, journals are safe.
have a great week,
m.
5.1
2019-10-09
dear stoics.
this update brings a proper dark mode. with iOS 13 it will work automatically, and you can also specify your preferences in the app settings.
we also fixed some pesky bugs like mindful minutes not being logged to health kit and the fulfillment chart not being shown.
have a great week,
m.
5.0
2019-09-30
dear stoics!
this update brings:
• new journal view with guided topics - response to everyone who struggles with an empty page and has no idea how to start your journal.
• fixes of iCloud syncing, and indicating when syncing is in progress.
• fixing crashes of meditation.
• fixing thoughts exercise bugs.
have a great week,
maciej
4.9
2019-09-09
Dear Stoics!
This update adds a little improvement to journals. You will be not limited to only one entry a day any more :)
Best,
Maciej
4.8
2019-09-06
Dear Stoics,
This update will help with two irritating bottlenecks that blocked iCloud syncing for part of you.
And add a dark keyboard for night mode screens.
Best,
Maciej
4.7
2019-09-02
Dear Stoics!
This update brings new charts to the trends tab and also to your routines.
Have a great week,
Maciej
4.6
2019-08-27
Dear Stoics!
• Kou had a great idea to add one more screen after morning/evening routines. It will ask you if the quote and exercises helped you feel better. From that knowledge, we will know which content you enjoy and we will get directions on the next features we should develop.
• In this update, we also added more morning charts and we made questions easier to read.
Have a great day,
Maciej
4.5
2019-08-24
Dear Stoics!
This update adds more charts to the morning and evening routines and fixes some ugly bugs you reported.
Have a great day,
Maciej
4.4
2019-08-17
Dear Stoics.
This update will improve your morning and evening routines with charts and more readable fragments of books.
Best,
Maciej
4.3
2019-08-15
Hi Stoics.
If you experienced some 'issues' with the trends screen, this update is here for you :) And it will also make animations smoother.
M.
4.1
2019-08-07
Dear Stoics!
This update is a little bit boring since it only tries to fix:
• a bug while saving responses to questions
• adds more spacing while responding to questions
• shows iCloud syncing errors
My apologies if you experienced inconvenience related to any of these errors (and thank you so much, Alexander, Jamie, Joe, and Sarah for pointing all bugs.)
The previous updates were much cooler, so to remind you what happened:
• Trends Screen - charts of your mood, productivity, and activity. It may help you understand how you are doing and how these indicators change in time.
• Personalized routines - you will see content and questions based on obstacles you are facing and how you feel.
• iCloud - all your entries will have a backup and will sync between multiple devices.
• Thoughts exercise - a simplified-stoic interpretation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
• Customizable icon - you can pick your favorite app icon to match the style of your black/white/colorful device (or your laundry)
See you next week!
Maciej
3.9
2019-08-02
Dear Stoics!
This update brings so many changes that it got a special screen inside the app with a deeper explanation.
TL;DR of the most important additions:
• Trends Screen with charts of your mood, productivity, and activity. Many of you asked for some kind of visualization of data you are entering. It may help you understand how you are doing and how these indicators change in time.
• iCloud - all your entries will have a backup and will sync between multiple devices.
• Thoughts exercise - a simplified-stoic interpretation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Whenever you will feel strong negative emotions, try to put corresponding thoughts into this exercise. You may notice, that your feelings were caused by your thoughts, and after a small shift in the way of thinking, you may experience a significant uplift of your mood.
See you next week!
Maciej
3.8
2019-06-26
Dear Stoics.
After a month of struggles and fights with the new database, this update can finally see the sunlight. It contains mostly under-the-hood changes and some small improvements, but it also lays a foundation for the next update. And the next one will be huge. It will roll a feature that many of you asked and that I promised exactly 27 times in the last week :) You can only guess what it is.
So, changes changes changes:
• Holly suggested adding a pause button to the meditation exercise. I additionally implemented the possibility to insert notes during breaks.
I know it may contradict with meditation teachings to clear mind completely, so keep in mind that meditation is about being present and use notes only in special cases (f. eg. when a brilliant idea pops in your mind and you are afraid to lose it.)
• Francisco gave me in-depth feedback about the reorganization of “You” and “Exercises” sections. I’m still working on this but you can see first symptoms already here.
• Andrew suggested a possibility to turn off vibrations. I might have gone too far with the number of vibrations, but I find it very weirdly satisfying... You can turn it off from settings if you wish.
• Irma suggested a new history layout and splitting journaling and questions. (for anyone knowing me personally - yes, this is this Irma, my Irma, and she really pushed me to change that view.)
• Also huge thanks to Kingman, Agata and many many more for pointing various bugs.
Hope ya have a wonderful week :)
Maciej
ps. Last week I had a pleasure to talk with some of you via Skype and longer mail conversations about your stories related to Stoicism, how you use the app and what you expect from it. This experience was eye-opening. I’m thrilled and additionally, a little bit intimidated knowing how many amazing people use Stoic. Expect many improvements.
3.7
2019-06-24
Dear Stoics.
After a month of struggles and fights with the new database, this update can finally see the sunlight. It contains mostly under-the-hood changes and some small improvements, but it also lays a foundation for the next update. And the next one will be huge. It will roll a feature that many of you asked and that I promised exactly 27 times in the last week :) You can only guess what it is.
So, changes changes changes:
• Holly suggested adding a pause button to the meditation exercise. I additionally implemented the possibility to insert notes during breaks.
I know it may contradict with meditation teachings to clear mind completely, so keep in mind that meditation is about being present and use notes only in special cases (f. eg. when a brilliant idea pops in your mind and you are afraid to lose it.)
• Francisco gave me in-depth feedback about the reorganization of “You” and “Exercises” sections. I’m still working on this but you can see first symptoms already here.
• Andrew suggested a possibility to turn off vibrations. I might have gone too far with the number of vibrations, but I find it very weirdly satisfying... You can turn it off from settings if you wish.
• Irma suggested a new history layout and splitting journaling and questions. (for anyone knowing me personally - yes, this is this Irma, my Irma, and she really pushed me to change that view.)
• Also huge thanks to Kingman, Agata and many many more for pointing various bugs.
Hope ya have a wonderful week :)
Maciej
ps. Last week I had a pleasure to talk with some of you via Skype and longer mail conversations about your stories related to Stoicism, how you use the app and what you expect from it. This experience was eye-opening. I’m thrilled and additionally, a little bit intimidated knowing how many amazing people use Stoic. Expect many improvements.
3.6
2019-05-11
Dear Stoics,
In this quick follow-up update after the Fear Setting introduction, the Stoic app will help you get a more peaceful meditation session.
My apologies to everyone who experienced crashes with Health Kit integration (that allows logging mindful minutes to your Health app.)
Have a great update,
M.
3.5
2019-05-07
Dear Stoics,
This update brings a new exercise - Fear Setting. Introduced by Tim Ferriss during his TED Talk, helped me personally overcome some difficult decisions in my life. I hope many of you will find a similar experience.
Beside that:
- Clinton suggested adding Apple Health Kit support and logging meditation and breathing as mindful moments.
- Andrew noticed that there were some errors during export.
- Irma suggested splitting the history of journaling and questions responses. Since exercises are taking bigger and bigger part of all activities taken in Stoic, it was a good moment to redesign the history screen.
- Huge thanks to Natalia for checking spelling and grammar in many questions and Joe for correcting quotes.
Have a great day,
Maciej
Ps. Excuse me if I have not responded to your message yet. I promise to reach back to everyone.
3.4
2019-04-10
Dear Stoics,
Nick wrote to me with an idea to incorporate meditation and breathing exercises into the app. Thanks to him, you will be able to build a morning routine of reading Stoic quotes, meditation, and journaling - all in one place.
Please check exercises screen and also add new Today's widgets.
Allen asked to remove misleading "X" from the journal exercise and proposed better naming of the initial skip button.
Ross wished to see the history view with written words counters instead of counting character.
Have a great day.
M.
3.3
2019-02-27
Dear Stoics,
Gregory pointed out that there was a pesky bug when responding to questions - some responses copied to other text fields. My apologies for that mistake. After this update, you won’t need to click save button too - all responses will save automatically.
Stephanie and Morgan asked if there is a way to fill gaps if you miss a day or two. Now there is - on the main screen you will find a calendar button that enables changing current date.
Cris asked if he could somehow add a title to each day. It would make browsing through history easier. As a way of filling this request, you will find a text field under the main date. Whatever you type there will appear in the history next to the date.
Additionally, this update brings 40 new questions and quotes, Apple Watch Application and iMessage Stickers. Hope it will satisfy your curiosity till next update.
Have a great day.
M.
3.2
2019-02-26
Dear Stoics,
Gregory pointed out that there was a pesky bug when responding to questions - some responses copied to other text fields. My apologies for that mistake. After this update, you won’t need to click save button too - all responses will save automatically.
Stephanie and Morgan asked if there is a way to fill gaps if you miss a day or two. Now there is - on the main screen you will find a calendar button that enables changing current date.
Cris asked if he could somehow add a title to each day. It would make browsing through history easier. As a way of filling this request, you will find a text field under the main date. Whatever you type there will appear in the history next to the date.
Additionally, this update brings 40 new questions and quotes, Apple Watch Application and iMessage Stickers. Hope it will satisfy your curiosity till next update.
Have a great day.
M.
3.1
2019-02-01
Dear Stoics,
In this update, you will find a new section created specifically for Stoic exercises. Additionally, on the main screen, there is a field to name a day with a short sentence. Hope it will help you navigate the history page better.
Keep smiling.
M.
3.0
2019-01-22
Dear Stoics,
In this update, you will find four requests from four different users:
1. Redesigned iPad views.
2. New icon.
3. Pin protection.
4. Possibility to hide days with an empty journal in the history view.
Thank you very much for all the feedback.
Keep smiling.
M.
2.9
2018-12-05
This update focuses on fixes of bugs found by vigilant users.
Next update will bring more privacy settings, new questions, and more quotes.
Keep smiling.
2.8
2018-11-08
This update brings even more quotes and stability improvements.
My greatest apologies to everyone who experienced a crash in the history view (I know about two of you :)
2.7
2018-11-07
Fixed ugly bugs and added new premium questions.
2.6
2018-10-30
This update brings quotes from Lao Tzu, The Holy Bible, and Gautama Buddha.
Learn philosophies beyond stoicism with Tao, Buddhism, and Catholic approaches to life.
2.5
2018-10-20
This update brings what you asked most in the feedback form - shuffled questions. Now, in the questions screen, you will have a possibility to select that you would like to get one random question every day.
If you'd like to take a look at what I'm currently working on, you can check it here: https://airtable.com/shriZwlAhyIv0Exon
And the list of all following features: https://airtable.com/shrgtmko1CVpkv9C1
2.4
2018-10-18
Thank you all for all feedback and kind words that I got after the last version of the app. This update brings what you asked most - more quotes and more questions.
If you'd like to take a look at what I'm currently working on, you can check it here: https://airtable.com/shriZwlAhyIv0Exon
And the list of all following features https://airtable.com/shrgtmko1CVpkv9C1
2.3
2018-10-07
Added a possibility to save your favorite quotes and new journal topics.
2.2
2018-10-05
This update introduces a new Stoic Premium plan with more questions, a new way of filtering history and a possibility to export all your entries.
2.1
2018-09-10
1. Night mode - a feature request from one of the users a was added.
2. History bug - some of the users experienced an ugly bug causing the history of entries not to show all entries - it's fixed now. Thank you for pointing it out in your emails!
3. Onboarding - there is a brand new onboarding for new users.
2.0
2018-09-03
Feature request from one of users - an extension with quotes was added.
1.9
2018-09-01
For all night owls: when you log your Reflection after midnight, you will be able to select which day it corresponds to.
1.8
2018-08-30
- Responses to questions are now safely stored in the history section. You can get back to your thoughts whenever you wish.
- Plus, a new addition - now you can change your daily questions. If you don’t like a particular one, you can hide it.
- Notifications are fixed. If you turn them off... they will really not come again.
- The number of quotes doubled.
- And the main screen looks slightly different now, hope it will be easier to navigate the app this way.
1.7
2018-04-06
A small change that many of you asked - Welcome Quote won’t fade so quickly!
1.6
2018-01-19
Kudos to everyone who will spot a difference after this update.
1.5
2018-01-09
Today was a good day because... ?
1.4
2018-01-01
You can now write down responses to Seneca's questions.
1.3
2017-11-30
Quick follow up update after bringing notifications.
This version squashed some bugs and is trying to encourage you to start daily journaling.
1.2
2017-11-28
This freshly baked update brings reminders to your app.
If you struggle to remember about daily journaling or morning reflection - this update will help a lot.
The only thing you need to do is go to Reminders section (all way to left) and set when you would like to be reminded.
1.1
2017-11-16
This version brings even more Stoic wisdom to your daily routine.
