Lost in Thought

A modern journaling experience for clarity and creativity

Frequently Asked Questions

Lost in Thought has a writing prompt button that will help you explore your thoughts and write about them. The writing prompt button generates responses based on your input to help you journal and explore your thoughts as needed. There are also weekly insights that provide you a summary of the previous week's entries. Lost in Thought also has custom icons to help track your mood and emotions.

Download on the App Store following the link in the section below and create an account to get started! Android coming soon!

Journaling helps you process your thoughts, reduce stress, and spark creativity. Many people use it as a great way to reflect on their day, week, or month. Studies have shown that journaling can help you improve your mental health and well-being.

Yes, your entries are private and secure. Lost in Thought was designed by a former cybersecurity engineer and is built with privacy in mind. Your data is stored with encryption and employs various security measures to protect your journal entries. Lost in Thought does not sell your data or share your personal information with third parties. Your regular journal entries are never shared with anyone. Only when you choose to use the writing prompt feature for feedback on a specific entry does that entry get sent to our private, secure instance of Google's Gemini AI technology that we control. These entries are processed on our infrastructure and are never shared with Google's public services or other third parties.

Lost in Thought is an app for people, built and designed by Jack. All art, icons, and features were drawn, illustrated, and created by humans who were commissioned for their work and design. Lost in Thought believes in a human-first approach using AI only as a tool for very specific features: the writing prompt feature as well as the weekly & monthly summaries. Mental health and practicing mindfulness are not solved by AI; it is up to us to work through our thoughts, feelings, and practice good mental hygiene.

Check your spam folder or try filling out the form again. You can also watch this YouTube video for step by step instructions on how to create an account: Creating a Lost in Thought Account to get started.

Navigate to the settings page and select 'Delete Account'. You will be asked to confirm your decision and your account will be deleted. Your journal entries will be permanently deleted and cannot be recovered after 30 days. If you choose to recover your account within 30 days, your journal entries will be restored and you can continue journaling.

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About Lost in Thought

Lost in Thought is an app designed to be a place for people who want to record their thoughts. If you've ever wanted to journal, but never found the time, or did not want to buy a physical journal to write in, Lost in Thought is for you. Clear your mind and keep track of everything that is going on in your life, every day.

Lost in Thought or "LiT" was originally inspired by a conversation the creator, Jack, had with his therapist at the beginning of 2025. It had been a few weeks since they last spoke, and when they finally connected he had forgotten everything he wanted to share that occurred over the holidays. She asked if he had been journaling at all to help record his thoughts and feelings, which he had not, but he decided now would be the perfect time to start. Unsatisfied with the most popular journaling apps, Jack decided to build his own app aligned to what he thought made the most sense and begin journaling along the way. A few weeks and some development work went by and Jack still did not have a name for his app. To help get the creative juices flowing, he invited over a few of his friends for dinner accompanied by some wine. After much brainstorming and plenty of ideas, Jack's fiancée caught a phrase he used to describe the difficulty he was having with naming the app "Lost in Thought". The group knew immediately that this had to be the name. From there, Jack continued working on designing and developing the app until it was ready for beta release in June 2025.

Getting the app up and running was a challenging process, but a rewarding one. Throughout the development stages, Jack had been using the app to journal as part of testing and began to really gain an appreciation for journaling and to see the benefits. Capturing your thoughts consistently is a great practice that helps clear your head and remember important thoughts that occur throughout your day. The added feature of a "writing prompt" has helped Jack further detail out his thoughts and reflect on things he originally may not have considered to journal about.

If you decide to download the app to use as your journaling companion, I truly thank you for choosing Lost in Thought as your thought repository. I hope you see the benefits of keeping a journal and gather memories over time that you will be able to reflect on forever. Here's hoping you Get Lost! - LiT Creator, Jack Mahoney

Resources

Lost in Thought is dedicated to supporting your mental health and well-being through journaling, however it is not designed nor intended to be a replacement for professional mental health services. Below are a few resources that may be helpful to you or someone you know.

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call the 988 Lifeline or visit the website for your local crisis center.

988 Lifeline

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States and its territories.

The 988 Lifeline is comprised of a national network of over 200 local crisis centers, combining local care and resources with national standards and best practices.

Visit 988 Lifeline

NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness

The nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

Visit NAMI

MHA - Mental Health America

Mental Health America is the nation's leading national nonprofit dedicated to the promotion of mental health, well-being, and prevention.

Visit MHA

Paws for Patrick

Paws for Patrick is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the mental health of young people through the emotional support and companionship of animals.

I have personally seen the positive impact of this organization and would highly recommend it to anyone looking to get involved with animal therapy.

Visit Paws for Patrick