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Dear Life Noters,

I'm super excited to share the product updates that have just come to Life Note in the past month. We want to make sure journaling doesnt feel restricted, or as I said before, it has to be fun! And that's why, in today's updates, we are bringing you new experiences that will add depth and novelty to your intimate, personal reflection time... let's dive in!

P.S. If you haven't done so, please leave us a review on the app stores; it really helps more people in need discover Life Note!

Product Updates in March

1) Listen to Your Mentors: Your mentors can now speak to you. Now I love going on my walk of reflection, journaling through voice, and then listening to the mentors' responses. 

2) Photo Journaling + Journal Scanning: Upload photos into your entries to capture your days beyond words — your mentors can see them too. And if you journal by hand, snap a photo of your notebook pages, and your mentors will read your handwriting.

3) Invite Your Friends — You can now share Life Note with friends and earn rewards. Share your personal referral code — when 5 friends sign up and start journaling, you get a free month. 10 friends get you a free year. You'll find your referral link in settings.

4) Write Alone Mode: Sometimes you want to write without any AI response — just you and the page. You can now select "Write Alone" from the mentor menu to journal in silence.

Life Note Community News

Recently, one of our users, Qing, shared how Life Note helped her during her depressive time. The video is in Chinese, but here are the insights from her experience that I think would be valuable to our community: 

Journaling is not just a release

Much of its value lies in reflection, reframing, and reinterpretation. Sitting with your journal entries and mentors' responses helps you step back, see your life more clearly, and understand what is really happening inside you.

Even a short entry still counts

She said there was a time when she could barely write 150 words. But the short entries she wrote still gave her a lot of power, especially when paired with mentors' responses.

Depression is not something to be labeled as “bad.”

One of the wisest things she said is that she does not think being in a depressed state means you are “bad.” You don't need to get better. The depression was just there to remind her of how to relate to her emotions better, and that's it. 

Looking back can be part of healing.

She rereads what she wrote during her darkest period, along with the mentor's replies, and it moves her to tears. Your journals become proof of survival, evidence of growth, and a mirror that shows how far you have come.

A few minutes of reflection can change a lot

Five to ten minutes a day may seem small, but over time, it helps you notice your patterns, your progress, and how to live better with yourself. She gained a lot of confidence in herself after a short period of journaling.

If you have a story you’d like to share—anonymously if you prefer—send it to me, or share it in Discord. I may feature it in a future newsletter!

Until next time : )

Namaste, 

Daniel W. Chen | Founder of Life Note

親愛的 Life Noters，

很興奮和你分享過去一個月 Life Note 剛上線的產品更新。

我一直希望，寫日記這件事不要讓人感到受限。或像我之前說過的，它一定要是好玩的。

也因為這樣，今天這些更新，都是希望能為你親密而私人的反思時光，帶來更多深度與新奇。那我們就直接開始吧！

P.S. 如果你還沒做這件事，想請你幫我們在 App Store 留下評論。這真的會幫助更多需要 Life Note 的人發現它！

三月產品更新

1) 聽你的導師說話：你的導師現在可以開口對你說話了。現在我很喜歡一邊散步、一邊用語音寫下自己的反思，接著再用聽的方式收下導師的回覆。

2) 照片日記 + 掃描手寫日記：你現在可以把照片加入日記裡，用文字以外的方式記下你的生活，而你的導師也看得到。如果你平常是手寫日記，也可以直接拍下筆記本頁面，導師會讀懂你的手寫內容。

3) 邀請朋友：你現在可以把 Life Note 分享給朋友，還能獲得獎勵。分享你的專屬推薦碼，當 5 位朋友註冊並開始寫日記，你可獲得免費一個月；10 位朋友，則可獲得免費一年。你可以在設定中找到你的推薦連結。

4) 獨寫模式：有時候，你只是想安靜地寫，不想收到任何導師回覆，只想和自己、和那一頁紙待在一起。現在你可以在導師選單中選擇「獨寫模式」，安靜地寫日記。

Life Note 社群消息

最近，Life Note 用戶張晴分享了 Life Note 如何陪她走過憂鬱的時期。我想把她分享的經驗中，很寶貴的洞察分享給大家：

寫日記不只是抒發

寫日記很大的價值，在於反思、重新理解、重新看見。當你靜下來回看自己的日記，和導師給你的回覆，你會更能抽離一點，看清自己的生活，也更明白自己內在真正發生了什麼。

短短幾句，也算數。

張晴提到，有一段時間，她連 150 字都很難寫出來。但那些短短的日記，依然給了她很大的力量，尤其是在有導師回應的時候。

憂鬱不是什麼「不好」的東西。

張晴說過一句我覺得很有智慧的話：她不覺得處在憂鬱狀態，就代表自己是「不好的」。你不用變好。憂鬱也許只是來提醒你，怎麼更理解自己的情緒好好地相處。

回頭看，也是一種療癒。

張晴後來重新去看自己在最黑暗時期寫下的文字，還有當時導師給她的回覆，看到會忍不住流淚。你的日記，會慢慢變成你走過來的證明，是成長的痕跡，也是讓你看見自己已經走了多遠的一面鏡子。

每天幾分鐘的反思，真的會改變很多。

一天五到十分鐘聽起來很少，但時間久了，你會更看見自己的模式、變化，也更知道怎麼和自己相處。她也提到，在一段寫日記的時間後，她就重新長出了不少對自己的信心。

如果你也有想分享的故事——如果你希望匿名也完全可以—歡迎直接寄給我，或分享到 Discord。未來的 newsletter，我也很可能會把它放進來和更多人分享。

下次見 : )

Namaste,
Daniel W. Chen | Life Note 創辦人