Research, reasoning, and the thinking behind how we build.
Three phases, each one earned. How BetterVibe's cycle is structured — and why it starts with paper.
Read → ScienceThe 21-day myth debunked. What Lally et al. and the 2024 Singh meta-analysis actually found.
Read → ScienceGraybiel's MIT research on the basal ganglia — and what Duhigg got right and wrong about the loop.
Read → ScienceDeSteno and Emmons on why gratitude outperforms willpower — and why Phase 1 is built around it.
Read → PersonalYou survived Phase 1. Now comes the real question — what do you actually want to change? The gym, smoking, or something you're too embarrassed to say out loud.
Read → OnboardingYes. Here's how to start today — sign up, pin it to your home screen, and fill in your first two prompts. Done.
Read → BetterVibeShow up for one item a day. That's the only rule in Phase 1. Here's what's on the list and why each one works.
Read → BetterVibeThree Vibes, Experience, Takeaway, Act of Kindness — a walkthrough of every prompt in the journal, and why each one is there.
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