One unexpectedly great application for Apple Watch: stochastic self-sampling. e.g. here's my mental energy level throughout the day.
Can use notification actions to respond in one tap, so it's low-friction enough for 10+ prompts per day; and works when away from computer.
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That's >500 data points over the past couple months. Hard to imagine collecting that if I had to remember to diary, or even if it required pulling out my phone.
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I used this app to collect the data: apps.apple.com/us/app/tracker
Unfortunately, it only supports one prompt at a time. I'd also like to sample eg:
- "How curious am I feeling?"
- "How dutiful am I feeling?"
- "What am I thinking about?" (can use scribble / watch mic / top list)
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I'd love to see this data stratified by how carb-heavy your lunch was...
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Yes, I have run that experiment! Carb-heavy lunch does indeed tend to make the afternoon worse.