Learn the science of human happiness

A project by Jake Leoht

Hello! This site is still pretty new!

Dawnguide is a collection of research about people, condensed into summaries of what is most useful to know for maintaining good mental health. It's also a spaced learning system for memorizing those results long-term.

I'm working on this because I feel there really needs to be an easily accessible evidence-based resource for this stuff. However, I'm not a clinical psychologist, so please use your own judgment in determining whether what I've written is true for you 💛

Dawnguide is open access and open source. The content will always be free, but the spaced learning part may later become subscription-based so that the project has an independent means of supporting itself. Thanks for reading!

Key Findings

Learning is more effective when study sessions are spaced out
Spaced learning
Caring for yourself the way you care for friends makes you more emotionally resilient
Self-compassion
Non-judgmental focus on immediate experiences helps us cope with negative emotions
Mindfulness
Bootstrap a positive cycle by scheduling meaningful activities
Behavioral activation
Influence your emotions by challenging negative thoughts
Cognitive restructuring