Subjective well-being tracking
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James Herbert
I want to be able to track my subjective well-being and see how it relates to the things Oura already tracks. For example:
1. Daily Mood: Ask users to rate their mood every day on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is “Very unhappy” and 10 is “Very happy”. This simple metric can give a clear picture of the user’s overall emotional state.
2. Energy Level: Similar to mood, ask the user to rate their energy level each day. This can provide insights into fatigue and overall vitality.
3. Stress Level: Users can rate their daily stress level on a scale.
4. Emotion Spectrum: Present users with a range of emotions (happy, sad, angry, relaxed, stressed, etc.) and ask them to select the one that best describes their current state. This could be done multiple times a day for more granularity.
5. Intensity of Emotion: Ask users to rate the intensity of their current emotion on a scale of 1 to 10. This can help capture fluctuations in emotional experiences.
6. Positive and Negative Affect: Users could rate how much they’ve experienced certain positive and negative feelings (e.g., interested, excited, strong, distressed, upset, guilty, etc.) during the day on a scale from 1 (very slightly or not at all) to 5 (extremely). This concept is derived from the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS).
7. Emotional Changes: Ask users if their emotional state has changed significantly throughout the day, and if so, what events corresponded to those changes.
8. Social Interactions: As social interactions can greatly affect our emotions, asking users about the quality of their social interactions (like “Did you have any particularly positive/negative social interactions today?”) could provide valuable data.