I spent a year tracking my mood with a complex color code and it was a total waste.

I had a whole page each month with a grid and ten different colored pens for ten different feelings. My friend looked at it over coffee and just said, "That looks exhausting to keep up." I realized she was right, and I was spending more time coloring than actually thinking about my day. Has anyone else had a tracker that became more work than help?

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carter.gavin20d ago

Your system sounds like it gave you real data instead of vague feelings though.

sageadams20d ago

Hah, well the data mostly just confirmed I'm a mess in spreadsheet form. Appreciate you saying that though, @carter.gavin. The numbers don't lie, even when they're embarrassing.

mark_price20d ago

Yeah, I read somewhere that tracking the actual numbers is the first step to fixing anything!