Memory is unreliable. You might feel like "the whole week was terrible," but a Mood Tracker reveals the truth: you had 2 bad days, but 3 quite good ones and 2 neutral. Tracking your mood is a fundamental part of mental hygiene.
What Are the Benefits of Tracking?
- Pattern Detection: You notice the influence of seasons, hormonal cycles, or the day of the week on your mood.
- Factor Identification: "I feel worse when I eat a lot of sugar."
- Sense of Agency: You see that mood is variable ("This too shall pass").
Scientific Sources:
- Larsen, R. J., & Fredrickson, B. L. (1999). "Measurement of emotion".
