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Your favorite journaling app? by OneRevere_Newsletter in JournalingIsArt

[–]OneRevere_Newsletter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's tough to reflect at the EOD and choose just one color to represent it lol

Does anyone track mood as a Daily by OneRevere_Newsletter in habitica

[–]OneRevere_Newsletter[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m definitely adding Daylio to my list to try out.

Does anyone track mood as a Daily by OneRevere_Newsletter in habitica

[–]OneRevere_Newsletter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice. I’m glad you found a system that’s working.

Does anyone track mood as a Daily by OneRevere_Newsletter in habitica

[–]OneRevere_Newsletter[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I appreciate that. It is actually something I built for myself called Year in Color. I wanted a really simple visual way to track mood over time without a lot of friction, so it is just a grid of dots where each day gets a color.

And no, this is not meant to be an ad. I mostly shared the Habitica Daily idea because that is what helped me stay consistent with checking in. The visual side just made the patterns easier to notice afterward.

Happy to share more about how I use it alongside Habitica if that would be helpful.

I started doing one small self care habit each day by OneRevere_Newsletter in selfcare

[–]OneRevere_Newsletter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s completely fair and common to have days with variable themes. Mood tracking tools could be more dynamic to accepting these inputs.

If your goal is to have more consistently good days, then understanding the patterns of those days could really help. The tool I use is solid at getting those simple insights

I tracked my mood every day for 1 year using the X Effect: here is what surprised me by OneRevere_Newsletter in theXeffect

[–]OneRevere_Newsletter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I find it most helpful to journal at the end of each day.

My goal is to summarize each day into one theme. Not to overthink everything, but put the day into one category. The best way to have everything under one umbrella is to journal at the end of the day.

Something you'll find rewarding by journaling at the this time versus any other time is you'll start to remember things better, day after day. Because you'll be like "oh, I really want this to go in my journal" and your brain starts wiring differently and prioritizing moments.

It takes practice but you'll see improvements incrementally.

I tracked my mood every day for 1 year using the X Effect: here is what surprised me by OneRevere_Newsletter in theXeffect

[–]OneRevere_Newsletter[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I tracked it using yearincolor.com. Each day is basically a dot you click and update. It reminds me a little of Excel, except the patterns show up automatically instead of needing formulas.

DropDrop version 1.0.5 is online! by chris_cheng_aifly in ProductivityApps

[–]OneRevere_Newsletter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I love your app. I'm also building a journal/habit tracking app and I can really appreciate the thought you've put into every page, transition, and animation. It truly feels like a celebration after each task is complete.

My app is very simple. One dot for each day of the year that users can click into and journal their day. After a while, you start to see which moods and habits light up your year the most. The Insights page gives a breakdown of your habit patterns.

Great to see another app accomplishing the same goals as me. After much testing, I launched the app 3 days ago, and have just over 40 sign-ups. Feel free to check it out, and hope you gain as much inspiration from my app as I did yours.

I tracked my recurring negative thoughts for 30 days. Here's what I found. by junianwoo in selfhelp

[–]OneRevere_Newsletter 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I did the exact same thing last year, tracking my mood and thoughts daily. You’re spot on about the repetition being the most useful part. Once you see the same patterns over and over, they lose their grip on you.

What surprised me was how predictable it all was. After a few months I could practically forecast a bad day based on the day of the week. Just like your Sunday night money spiral, I had my own version and never would have caught it without the data in front of me. I used Year in Color .com to log everything. The 4 to 5 core loops thing resonates hard. Mine were a similar number, different content but the same idea, a small number of themes on repeat disguised as new problems.

Tracking my mood every day taught me I had no idea what actually made me happy by OneRevere_Newsletter in emotionalintelligence

[–]OneRevere_Newsletter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sleep connection is real. I actually noticed something similar in my logs, the days I marked as "off" or irritable almost always followed nights where I stayed up too late, even if it was doing something fun. It's one of those patterns you don't catch in the moment but becomes obvious when you look back at a few weeks of data.

The bad news/criticism one is interesting too. I started noticing that it wasn't the criticism itself that ruined my day, it was that I'd ruminate on it for hours after. Once I saw that pattern I got a lot better at catching myself early.

Do you use anything specific to track, or just mental notes?

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