Maybe set up something on your phone that pings you a few times each day at random times to track your mood across the day. Whenever you get a ping, write down the time, and then for example what you were doing, your subjective mood, subjective energy level and how spaced out or focused you’re feeling.
FYI, this is called the experience sampling method, and is used extensively in the social sciences. (The Wikipedia page I linked also lists a number of software platforms, including smartphone apps, that let you set up and conduct ESM data collection.)
Does anyone happen to know off the top of their head an easy way to set this up on Android? All I need is random pings in a specified time range, and optionally a text box that records my answers.
I found an app called track that looked perfect for this, but it crashes on my phone.
Maybe set up something on your phone that pings you a few times each day at random times to track your mood across the day. Whenever you get a ping, write down the time, and then for example what you were doing, your subjective mood, subjective energy level and how spaced out or focused you’re feeling.
FYI, this is called the experience sampling method, and is used extensively in the social sciences. (The Wikipedia page I linked also lists a number of software platforms, including smartphone apps, that let you set up and conduct ESM data collection.)
That’s an excellent idea!
Does anyone happen to know off the top of their head an easy way to set this up on Android? All I need is random pings in a specified time range, and optionally a text box that records my answers.
I found an app called
trackthat looked perfect for this, but it crashes on my phone.Tagtime
Installed, thanks!