https://heycabin.app/blog/ Honest, practical writing on overthinking, journaling, and everyday emotional wellbeing, from Cabin. en Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:28:39 GMT https://heycabin.app/blog/journaling-on-a-phone-vs-paper https://heycabin.app/blog/journaling-on-a-phone-vs-paper Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:28:39 GMT Paper wins when you sit down to think. The phone wins at capture. 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Turn the week into a list to find the one item behind it, soften the evening, and check if the dread is accurate. https://heycabin.app/blog/why-sleeping-on-it-works https://heycabin.app/blog/why-sleeping-on-it-works Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:48:40 GMT Sleep does not solve the decision for you; that idea failed replication. What a night does is restore proportion. How to use it, and when not to wait. https://heycabin.app/blog/too-many-choices-choice-overload https://heycabin.app/blog/too-many-choices-choice-overload Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:48:40 GMT What the jam study found, what later research did to it, and two rules: commit fast when a choice can be undone, cap the options when it cannot. https://heycabin.app/blog/30-journaling-prompts-for-overthinkers https://heycabin.app/blog/30-journaling-prompts-for-overthinkers Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:47:55 GMT Forty journaling prompts grouped by what is going on: a loud head, a stuck decision, a replayed moment, a hard week. 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