Mentis- One specific prompt at a time, matched to your plan chapter.
- About 176 journaling activities across the plans.
- Three to five minutes, often just a few lines.
- Rant for when you'd rather speak, plus a daily reflection Mimi writes back to.
What does guided journaling look like in Mentis?
Instead of "Dear diary", each prompt asks one clear thing. A few real examples from the plans:
The 3 AM Thoughts, At 10 AM
Sleep plan. Read last night's worries in daylight and rate them again. Try it
What The Critic Said, What A Friend Would Say
Overthinking plan. Answer your inner critic. Try it
Given To Me, Taken On By Me
Work plan. Sort your load into what was assigned and what you picked up.
What You Sent, What Came Back
Relationships plan. Notice how reaching out actually went.
Fact, Story
Overthinking plan. Split a replayed conversation into what happened and what you added.
Every Cup, Today
Sleep plan. A quick log of the day's chai and coffee.
Why prompts instead of a blank page?
A blank page asks you to decide what to write, how much, and why, at the end of a long day. Most people stop after a week. A specific prompt removes those choices, and it points your writing at something useful: a pattern, a skill, a next step.
The idea has a long research history. In James Pennebaker's expressive writing studies, people who wrote about emotional experiences for short sessions showed benefits for mood and wellbeing (Pennebaker, 1997). A meta-analysis found a meaningful overall effect of written emotional expression (Smyth, 1998). Mentis prompts are shorter and more structured, and they're tied to the skill you're building that week.
What's the daily reflection?
At the end of the day, you can add a short reflection. Mimi reads your check-ins, your tasks and your reflection, and writes a few lines back about how the day went. Over time, these reflections feed your patterns.
Want prompts now?
Browse our free journal prompts by theme: overthinking, sleep, anxiety, work and more. Or get them in order, one a day, in a Mentis plan.
Frequently asked questions
Is journaling good for mental health?
Research on expressive writing, starting with James Pennebaker in the 1980s, found that writing about difficult experiences is linked to better mood and wellbeing for many people. Structured prompts make it easier to start and stick with.
How long does a Mentis journal entry take?
Most prompts take three to five minutes. Some are just a line or two.
How many prompts are there?
Around 176 journaling activities across the four plans, plus a daily reflection. They come in order as you move through a plan.
Can I type or speak?
You can type entries. For speaking, use Rant, which lets you say whatever's on your mind and pulls out the themes.