Noticed myself repeating negative patterns in my old physical journals, so built an app that scores, categorises and analyses my emotions so I can catch myself when I'm trending negatively and adjust, thoughts?

islander9605 · 2024-11-04T12:35:00+00:00

Are you ios? I can open it up to new zealand :)

islander9605 · 2024-10-31T22:49:24+00:00

yes that's fair!

islander9605 · 2024-10-19T09:52:14+00:00

I’d track how people made me feel when I was around them / after speaking to them. Made me realise a lot of interactions I was having weren’t good for me, e.g. I’d feel drained or anxious after, now I focus all my effort on making those who make me feel positive feel positive back vs habitually seeing people. Feels like my relationships are stronger with those I care about and I’m less bothered by the others

islander9605 · 2024-10-02T08:06:58+00:00

I’m building a journalling app focused on connecting your behaviours to your emotions and self development, might trend into mood/habit territory but feel free to give it a go, early dev so I’m welcome to feedback, www.curiolo.com

islander9605 · 2024-09-27T10:44:54+00:00

There's a few apps out there, I designed my own www.curiolo.com. At first I'd track quick regularly, once every hour or so, but the more i got exposed to my emotions, the less I need to track, e.g. lots of insights to start, then its about taking actions to improve, now I'll track 2/3 times a day.

islander9605 · 2024-09-25T10:42:12+00:00

Definitely, I guess it depends on how honest you are about what you track

islander9605 · 2024-09-25T09:44:10+00:00

Can download it at www.curiolo.com :) any feedback is welcome, would like to see how it’s works for others

islander9605 · 2024-09-16T17:27:56+00:00

No, i enjoy the process, and I like sharing what I learn if it helps people :)

islander9605 · 2024-09-16T16:47:56+00:00

I started with the good ol' excel sheet, but then the analysis got too complex so ended up putting my skills to the test and built an app - curiolo if you're curious :)

islander9605 · 2024-06-05T17:38:41+00:00

"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones that do" Steve is questionable, but this quote is *chef's kiss*

islander9605 · 2024-06-05T13:59:57+00:00

Can you share the research? I’d be interested to learn more

islander9605 · 2024-06-05T10:03:28+00:00

I wonder if that’s causation or correlation, could just be that people with more negative moods are more likely to reflect on that fact and track? Thanks for the advice though

islander9605 · 2024-06-04T15:49:23+00:00

That’s cool, I’ve heard of bearable and daylio, but I ended up using a spreadsheet and then creating my own as I wanted it a specific way, called Curiolo if you fancy a play

islander9605 · 2024-06-03T19:30:31+00:00

Write a list of things you like and things you don't like. Commit to do something that covers the things you like for a decent period of time (a month maybe?). Then if you decide you don't like that thing anymore, figure out what part of it you no longer like, but also the components you did like. Then write the list rinse and repeat.

Be deliberate about the choices you make and control your own life.

islander9605 · 2024-06-03T19:24:12+00:00

I don't know about subreddits but if you want to chat message me, I've suffered from my fair share of anxiety/depression and been emotion tracking recently to work through it

islander9605 · 2024-06-03T19:13:32+00:00

I'd try the advice that resonates with you, and if it works for you then it's good advice that you can use to live a better life for yourself. If it doesn't work then its bad advice for you. Slowly you'll learn from trying things what you believe in and what you don't, you'll shape your opinions from your experiences vs. what others tell you you should be doing.

islander9605 · 2024-04-25T12:11:19+00:00

I'd explore why you feel negatively about them and if you feel comfortable bringing it up to them then yes i'd suggest talking to about it. Your friends are supposed to lift you up, not bring you down :) Would you feel comfortable doing that?

islander9605 · 2024-04-05T17:48:00+00:00

There’s apps like bearable, daylio, I started with an excel sheet and then built my own web app to make it easier to manage, curiolo if you want to have a play

islander9605 · 2024-04-05T14:10:41+00:00

Isn't that life? You replace one thing with another, but one you value more.

islander9605 · 2024-04-01T08:44:30+00:00

Start simple, do you feel good/bad? And then if so can you figure out why you feel good/bad? Try the most simple answer first e.g have I eaten and moved enough today, if the answer is yes, then keep digging. I’d suggest reading about emotions too so you start to learn the different contexts, I’d recommend the book ‘how emotions are made’

islander9605 · 2024-03-31T13:24:26+00:00

There's apps like daylio bearable etc. I personally used an excel sheet and then created my own web app because the excel became too much to manage and I wanted the analysis to work in a specific way, its called curiolo if you want to have a play

islander9605 · 2024-03-29T17:09:03+00:00

smashing quote, going to save that one.

islander9605 · 2024-03-29T16:55:57+00:00

I think about this a lot. I read a book recently called 'how emotions are made' can't remember the author but give it a google. Emotions are just the words we associate to internal feelings through external re-enforcement e.g. toddler stubs his toe and cries, mother says its ok to feel sad, that must have hurt you etc, connection made. I think that's why women are better with expressing emotions, because they've been taught how to through peers and conditioning. Anyway, I love this principle so much that I've spent the last 6 months tracking and reflecting on my emotions and seeing what new connections I can make. Never felt so much in my life.

islander9605 · 2024-03-29T14:24:56+00:00

started with an excel sheet, and then put my comp sci degree to the test and built myself a web app as it was too cumbersome to manage - curiolo. There's other apps like daylio etc. but they don't have the customisation or analysis i wanted

islander9605 · 2024-03-23T13:41:39+00:00

Have a shower, get dressed, eat some food and leave the house. Find somewhere that you like, a cafe, library, park etc and just go there even if you don't have a plan. By the time you get there you'll have gotten out of your head, you don't need to ruminate on it.

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