Girigo Journal
Field Notes from the Wish-Recording App
Lore, folklore, language, and the long literary history of asking for things you should not ask for.
Tonight's echo
“Let me dream of him tonight.”
The toll
She did, and could not stop. Her body, in the waking world, ate less every week, until the maids found her smiling.
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May 3, 20266 min read
The Psychology of Anonymous Confessions: Why Not Being Known Helps You Tell the Truth
Why do people say things into an app they would never say to another person? The psychology of anonymous disclosure explains the Girigo wish mechanic — and why voice recording produces more honest wishes than writing.
Wish sciencePsychology
Apr 28, 20265 min read
The Quiet Science of Wish-Journaling, and Why It Almost Always Works
Goal-setting research, expressive writing, the WOOP method, and what 25 years of psychology actually has to say about people who write down what they want — without any toll attached.
Wish sciencePsychology