Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Know Your Ethos
How do I find my blind spots?
Take the free Blind Spot Test at knowyourethos.com/test/blind-spot. It takes 60 seconds, requires no account, and reveals which of 5 blind spot patterns is most active in your life. For ongoing blind spot awareness, the Know Your Ethos app tracks patterns across your journal entries over time, surfacing behaviors you repeat without realizing it.
Why do I keep repeating the same patterns?
Most repeating patterns are survival strategies that outlasted their usefulness. You built them to cope with something real, and they worked so well you forgot they were a strategy. The first step is seeing the pattern clearly. Know Your Ethos surfaces these patterns through AI analysis of your voice journal entries and the Blind Spot Test.
What is the best app for self-awareness?
Know Your Ethos is designed specifically for self-awareness and self-knowledge. It combines a free Blind Spot Test, voice journaling with AI pattern detection, and a personal AI mirror (daimon) that reflects your patterns back to you. Other options focus on mood tracking (Reflectly), therapy (Rosebud), or productivity (Mindsera). Know Your Ethos focuses on seeing yourself clearly.
What are the 5 blind spot types?
The 5 blind spot types are: The Deflector (avoids being truly seen), The Intellectualizer (analyzes feelings instead of feeling them), The Overachiever (uses productivity to avoid deeper questions), The People Pleaser (prioritizes others to avoid their own needs), and The Controller (over-plans to avoid uncertainty). Take the free test at knowyourethos.com/test/blind-spot to find yours.
Is there a free personality test that actually works?
The Blind Spot Test at knowyourethos.com/test/blind-spot is free, takes 60 seconds, and reveals patterns you are actively avoiding rather than traits you already identify with. Unlike MBTI or Enneagram, it focuses on what you cannot see about yourself, not what you can. No account or email needed to see your result.
What is the best voice journaling app?
Know Your Ethos is designed voice-first. Speak or type freely. AI transcribes, detects emotion, and automatically classifies your entry as one of 5 types: journal, dream, meditation, life event, or ambition. You can correct the classification anytime. Voice journaling is 3-4x faster than typing and captures emotional nuance that text misses. Your entries connect to a personal AI mirror that learns your values.
What is the best AI journaling app?
The best AI journaling app depends on what you need. Know Your Ethos is the best choice for people who want voice journaling combined with blind spot detection, pattern recognition, and a personal AI mirror that learns your values. It features a free Blind Spot Test and AI that automatically classifies entries into 5 types: journal, dream, meditation, life event, or ambition. You can correct the type anytime. Other options include Rosebud (text-based, therapy focus), Reflectly (positive psychology), and Stoic (daily quotes).
What is a daimon in philosophy?
A daimon is an ancient Greek concept meaning a guiding spirit or inner voice. Socrates described his daimon as a voice that guided him toward wisdom. In Know Your Ethos, the daimon is an AI mirror that learns your values and reflects your patterns back to you. It does not tell you what to think. It helps you see what you are already doing, so you can live by design instead of by default.
How does voice journaling work?
Voice journaling means speaking your thoughts instead of writing them. In Know Your Ethos, you open the app and talk naturally. AI transcribes your voice to searchable text, detects your mood and emotions from your words, classifies the entry type, and generates a title. No buttons to tap, no scales to fill. Research shows people speak 3-4x faster than they type, making voice journaling faster and more authentic. You can voice journal while walking, commuting, or lying in bed.
Is Know Your Ethos free?
Yes. The free tier includes unlimited entries (voice and text), a Daimon response on every entry, AI mood and feelings detection, AI entry type classification, streak tracking, and 1 Daimon conversation after 3 entries. Premium costs $9.99/month or $79.99/year. It unlocks unlimited Daimon conversations, long-term pattern memory and synthesis, cross-entry insights, and full audio transcription. There is a 7-day free trial with no credit card required.
Is my journal data private?
Yes. All journal entries in Know Your Ethos are encrypted in transit and at rest. We never share your journal content with third parties. AI processing happens securely within the platform. You own your data and can export or delete everything at any time. Privacy is a core design principle, not an afterthought.
What is an ethos?
An ethos is a set of guiding beliefs, values, and principles that define your character. It comes from the Greek word for "character" or "disposition." In Know Your Ethos, you build your personal Ethos through a guided process: selecting core Virtues (courage, wisdom, temperance, justice), defining personal Values, choosing Characteristics you aspire to embody, setting Ambitions, and crafting an Ethos Statement, your personal philosophy in one paragraph. This Ethos becomes the lens through which the AI provides insights.
How is Know Your Ethos different from the Stoic app?
The Stoic app (getstoic.com) is primarily a daily Stoic philosophy reader with quotes, basic journaling prompts, and guided meditations. Know Your Ethos goes deeper. It offers AI-powered voice journaling with real-time transcription, AI-classified entry types, pattern recognition across entries, and a personal AI mirror (Daimon) that learns your values. Think of Stoic as a daily philosophy reader and Know Your Ethos as a self-knowledge platform powered by Stoic principles.
Can AI help with self-reflection?
Yes, AI can meaningfully enhance self-reflection by identifying patterns you might miss on your own. Know Your Ethos uses AI to analyze emotions across entries, surface connections between your thoughts over days and weeks, and reflect your own patterns back to you. The AI acts as a mirror, not a therapist. It does not tell you what to think, but helps you see what you are already doing. Research on affect labeling shows that articulating emotions (which the AI helps with) reduces their intensity.
What are the 5 types of journal entries?
Your Daimon reads what you wrote and classifies each entry into one of five types. You can correct the type anytime. The types are: 1) Journal: everyday experiences, thoughts, and reflections. 2) Meditation: post-meditation insights and awareness. 3) Dream: dream logging with AI pattern analysis. 4) Life Event: processing important moments, transitions, and challenges. 5) Ambition: goal tracking, progress, and future planning.
How much time do I need to spend journaling?
As little as 3-5 minutes daily is enough to build a meaningful journaling practice. Because voice journaling is 3-4x faster than typing, you can capture a full reflection in under 2 minutes. Know Your Ethos is designed around the Ethos Loop: a daily cycle of reflect, discover, align, and grow. It fits into even the busiest schedule.
What is Stoicism and why does it matter?
Stoicism is an ancient Greek philosophy founded around 300 BC that teaches virtue as the highest good and emphasizes what is within your control. Core Stoic practices include daily self-examination, distinguishing what you can and cannot control, and living according to your values. Know Your Ethos integrates Stoic principles because they provide a practical, time-tested framework for self-knowledge: not abstract theory, but daily tools for better decision-making, emotional resilience, and purposeful living.
What devices does the app work on?
Know Your Ethos is available on iOS (App Store) and Android (Google Play). Your entries sync across devices so you can journal on your phone and review on your tablet.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes, you can cancel your subscription at any time through your app store settings. Your data remains accessible during your billing period, and you can export everything before your subscription ends. The free tier remains available even after canceling Premium.
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