The game guide · Gratitude
How to play Build a Thank-You
Put a thoughtful acknowledgement into an easy order. Put the numbered steps into ascending order. This small sequencing puzzle gives an everyday theme a clear beginning and finish, with room to consider what the steps suggest.
Your starting point
Put a thoughtful acknowledgement into an easy order.
The rules
Tap the numbered steps from smallest to largest. Each correct tap adds a step to your journey. If a step is out of order, use the feedback to find the next number.
A helpful approach
Find the smallest number first, then look for the next one before tapping. The ordered trail keeps completed steps visible while you choose what comes next. Think of one concrete helpful action, even if the rest of the day was difficult.
After the game
Which real task would feel clearer if you named only its next small step? What small detail would make your thank-you recognisable to the person who receives it?
There is no need to turn a small moment into a perfect performance. Play again if you want to explore it, or leave it here and take the thought into your day.
The feeling behind it
A thoughtful thank-you can name what mattered without pretending everything is easy. Find the small acts that made today possible.
Matariki includes remembrance, celebrating the present and looking ahead. It is not simply the Māori word for gratitude.
Read our gratitude story, inspired by Matariki in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Mānawatia a Matariki: About Matariki provides the source context.
Share the invitation
I noticed what you did. Thank you. Try Build a Thank-You with me, if you fancy a little gratitude today.
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