Things I Told My Notes App

by Milly Goldsmith

Growing up in a world where conditional love was the norm, Milly struggled to break free from the cycle of seeking validation through male attention. Her life revolved around relationships and desiring romantic pursuits, yet this only led to further heartbreak. In a drastic attempt to change, Milly began asking herself what she truly wanted from life.

Comprised of short, honest reflections on everything from self-worth to the impact of male validation, Things I Told My Notes App is the essential guide on how to choose yourself. Through personal stories and raw honesty, Milly shares how freeing it is to start appreciating the beautiful things that make you unique.

This passionate guide to living life on your own terms celebrates the beauty of being single and finding happiness within yourself. It encourages women on a healing journey to live authentically and embrace their true selves. In Things I Told My Notes App, Milly redefines what it means to be single and empowers women to seek more for themselves than just romantic love.

Genres: Audiobook, Nonfiction, Memoir, Self Help

5 pages, Audiobook

Published June 25, 2026

Reviews

[Alona · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wrote a really long review then deleted it lol but i just don’t think influencers who haven’t done anything with their lives other than be influencers and go to random events deserve a space in the literary world and i obviously knew that going into this so I shouldn’t have read it bc it was rage bait for me lol

THE WORD LOL SHOULD NOT BE IN PUBLISHED BOOKS!!!!!!!! :))))))) AND HER EXPERIENCE IS NOT UNIQUE like babe this is what growing up as a teenage girl is like?????? So privileged I honestly can’t ugh and that’s not to say I don’t wish her the best, I DO and I hope this was healing and therapeutic for her I just think we need to amplify stories that are different and give readers a fresh perspective rather than create this echo chamber and I just hope younger generations have bigger dreams than being an influencer

[becca · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book reflects a generation increasingly encouraged to interpret ordinary life through psychological frameworks and therapeutic buzzwords, feeding a growing market of therapy, self-help books, coaching and wellness retreats. This creates a culture that profits from convincing us we are works in progress.

For anyone interested in why young women are increasingly encouraged to see themselves as ongoing psychological projects, this book is, unintentionally, an illuminating example of the culture it represents.

[Abbey Bedenbaugh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ehhh it was fine. If I had not listened on audiobook I doubt I would have completed this book. While I found many bits and pieces relatable, I didn’t find the writing to be of great substance or significance. However, I’m sure she’s a lovely girl, no hate.

[Katya Nikitina · Rating 1 out of 5]

A tik toker does not an author make.

[Isabel · Rating 1 out of 5]

disappointingly self-absorbed worldview and devoid of any inspiring substance tbh

[mimi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lowkey a hate read. Self indulgent didn’t gather much from this xx

[Zoe · Rating 1 out of 5]

I guess I should get started on my debut novel cause anything can get published these days 🫨 all of these notes app thoughts are just thoughts that every woman has ever had - nothing mind blowing! sorry milly

[Tanya Hill · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not sure influencers should be getting book deals and had I realised that before using Spotify hours I would have searched for something else

[Isobelle Offlands · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audiobook
Read like a podcast… LOVED. So relatable but also very real about Millys own experiences, expectations and privilege. A good listen on a journey, long walk or as a female in the 20s-30s

[Clare · Rating 2 out of 5]

did the journal factory explode??? this really could’ve stayed in her notes app

[Kat · Rating 1 out of 5]

Inability to DNF got the better of me

[Hannah Mohd-Rawi · Rating 1 out of 5]

No hate to the author but goddam I couldn't finish it. The most entitled whining I've ever heard. Whoever said you need to read this in your 20s was lying.

Why am I listening to some girl moan about how she can't tell her parents she loves them when they've literally done nothing but say they love her but she has a whole chapter talking about how she can't say it back.

Why am I listening to her talk about One direction and Justin Bieber for one whole chapter.

None of the little I had listened to was worth my time or relatable in the slightest and to me it came across as an entitled girl moaning about the smallest things in life when there are much bigger issues in life. Maybe I've judged too soon and I should have finished it but if I had been reading the book I would have given up sooner and the listening to the book was still a waste of my time.

Once again, no hate and maybe there is someone out there who will like this book but it ain't me.

[alexandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Important enough messages but not sure a book is the right format?

Get yourself a Substack babe!!

[Katie Davis · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a classic example why it is not necessary for influencers to write books, there was 0 substance to that

[Ash Chantzos · Rating 1 out of 5]

Girl down bad

[Brigetterose · Rating 2 out of 5]

This might be an enjoyable book for a young teen. Not adults

[Sophie Bleys · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heerlijk herkenbaar en moedig om zo open en kwetsbaar te zijn als schrijver.

[Kary · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ich hab irgendwie etwas anderes erwartet ..

Milly verfolge ich schon lange. Aufgrund der Essstörung fühle ich mich mit ihr irgendwie „verbunden“, da sie mich auch durch meine Essstörung begleitet hatte. Jetzt das Thema „Dating“ und dann schreibt sie genau über diese zwei Themen ein Buch? Ein Traum wurde wahr.

Allerdings: irgendwie hat mich das Buch 0 abgeholt. Es gab ein zwei Kapitel, bei denen ich echt was mitgenommen habe bzw. nochmal mich selbst hinterfragt habe, wie ich es denn mache. Ansonsten besteht das Buch wirklich nur aus ihren Erfahrungen. Was gut ist, versteht mich nicht falsch, aber mit denen ich mich nicht identifizieren konnte.
Das hat es dann teilweise bisschen langatmig gemacht ..

Ich würd es nicht empfehlen um ehrlich zu sein, da Preis-„Leistung“ hier echt nicht gerechtfertigt werden. 🥲

[Karis · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not really sure what she’s trying to achieve with this one. Maybe to be relatable? But instead it actually put me off 😬 however I do like the podcast feel for an audiobook 🙌🏼 super short read if you needed a break from your current book!

[Grace Rooney- Perkins · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sadly, this book is a perfect example of why being successful on Instagram is not a precursor for being good at writing. Part of success with influencing on instagram is about curating an aesthetically appealing version of the ordinary. And that does not translate to a compelling memoir. The book was fine. And the writing was fine. But I wonder how many potentially exceptional writers were overlooked because their ‘story’ did not have the same repost appeal?

[Ella-Grace Harwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading some of the reviews, I’m genuinely a bit shocked because… I really enjoyed this?!

Maybe I’m exactly the target audience. I went to an all-girls school, so naturally spent my formative years viewing boys as a mysterious alien species whose motives could neither be understood nor predicted. A book featuring questionable romantic decisions, overthinking and retrospective analysis? Unfortunately, I’m seated.

It made me laugh, it made me smile, and mostly it felt like reading someone’s diary; personal, chaotic, occasionally self-indulgent and full of thoughts that probably made much more sense at 1am. Which, to be fair, is essentially what the Notes app was invented for.

This did inspire me to check my own Notes app for similarly profound reflections on life, love and the self. Mine currently contains mortgage repayment calculations, work notes, shopping lists, random addresses and several completely contextless entries that even I can no longer decipher. One simply says “52+13=65???” So, sadly, my literary debut remains some way off.

I also don’t really understand the criticism that she uses language she’s clearly picked up from therapy or university. Isn’t that… the point of learning things? We experience something, learn the language to describe it, identify our patterns, name them (and occasionally shame them), and hopefully move on. God forbid a woman attends therapy and then actually uses something she learned there.

Yes, there’s introspection. Yes, there’s therapy-speak. But I found the reflections on identity, relationships, family and the idea of the self genuinely interesting.

And sure, I don’t have the luxury/absolute nightmare of being an influencer. I have a normal job, a mortgage and apparently the world’s least publishable Notes app. But strangely enough, I can still read about another person’s experiences and sympathise with them, relate to them, laugh at them and occasionally think, “Oh God, I’ve done that.”

Maybe that’s why I liked it. It didn’t need to be groundbreaking or universally relatable. It just felt human, funny, messy and personal.

[Mariana Sánchez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este lo disfruté mucho, por qué me senti súper indentificada, lo cual me hace pensar que yo no soy el problema and we’re all just really living the same life. LOL!!!! no conocía a la autora/influencer antes de este libro pero i immediately followed her! Se sintió como platicar con una amiga, therapy session style.

Real no entiendo el hate de los reviews de good reads yo si lo recomiendo!!

[Sophie McEntegart · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very meh. Don’t feel “lol” should be used in a published book IMO

[Flora Finlayson · Rating 1 out of 5]

Hate that I used my Spotify listening hours on this. Why was the word “lol” used so many times?? I skipped a bunch of chapters because this was so poorly written with endless therapy buzzwords.

[Lore A · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5 ✨
Dit boek is alles wat het beloofde te zijn. Het voelt alsof je naast Milly zit wanneer ze dit aan het schrijven was. Sommige hoofdstukken waren meer mn ding dan anderen. Maar in het algemeen kan ik heel erg relaten met haar gevoelens en gedachten.
Ik blijf fan!

[Emma Marcus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Every girl who is single and is in their 20/30s needs to read/listen to this book. Thanks Milly, great audiobook

[Abigail Whalen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nothing groundbreaking. Another GenZ discovering life is hard. No great takeaways. Follow her on insta! Just didn’t need a book

[Elisheva Eve · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super easy to read and really relatable! Kept wanting to pick it up but I’ve had such a busy week so that’s why it took me this long! Really enjoyed and didn’t want it to end :)

[Lily Newstead · Rating 4 out of 5]

Going to be honest, I only pre ordered this book to be entered into a giveaway and win a MacBook and facegym facial and some other fun bits, of course I didn’t win so I started reading this book with a bit of hostility.
Milly isn’t my fave influencer, I do like her but I was thinking I’d buy this book when it had a deal on in a few months.
Lovely easy read tho, digestible and not too long for the topic. Sometimes books like this can drag and feel boring, and don’t get me wrong it wasn’t easy the whole way through, but mostly was good.
Sometimes I found her a bit ‘woe is me’ and self-obsessed but as I reflected, surely that’s what a book like this is meant to be? And she is quite self aware of this which I respect. So I tried to keep this in mind.
But apart from that it was a great read, and she is so sweet. It felt very real.
Well done girly xxx

[Charlotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you Milly for writing about normal things girls in their late twenties go through & think about. Felt so relatable, so real life. Thank you for sharing your notes app with the world. I enjoyed it very much & can’t wait for more in the future 😉 no pressure though. For now I will just watch your journal style videos 🥰🥰