Hi guys. I’ve been down an intense rabbit hole recently exploring what actually motivates me
I’ve been tracking the emotions i feel throughout the day, and the types of activities I’m doing every half an hour and then doing analysis to see if i can notice patterns and test out different strategies.
I’ve learnt quite a lot: eating schedule for best moods, what activities help trigger certain emotions (e.g. excitement, satisfaction), my most productive hours (which is not 9-5) and how I have a few avoidance behaviours that I thought make me feel better which don’t when I look at the data. It’s weirdly empowering.
I’m wondering if there is anyone else out there who gets a kick out of things like this. Anyone know of communities trying something like this? Articles etc?
The anti-work in me feels like we could use data like this to prove the unhappiness and inefficiency of modern day working practices