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What spawned the idea?
What spawned the idea?
Starting in September 2016, as a high schooler I began keeping track of how I felt in each of my classes. Yet, it would only focus on how each class was, meaning it wasn't directed as to how I was feeling specifically, and nothing regarding anything after 2:15 PM or on the weekends.
Starting in September 2016, as a high schooler I began keeping track of how I felt in each of my classes. Yet, it would only focus on how each class was, meaning it wasn't directed as to how I was feeling specifically, and nothing regarding anything after 2:15 PM or on the weekends.
In December 2017, upon looking through a friend's "Year in Pixels" I realized I wanted to begin keeping track of my life on a new level.
In December 2017, upon looking through a friend's "Year in Pixels" I realized I wanted to begin keeping track of my life on a new level.
I wanted to track my happiness, visualize it, reflect on it, and be conscious about how to make my life the best it could be.
I wanted to track my happiness, visualize it, reflect on it, and be conscious about how to make my life the best it could be.
Thus, on January 1st, 2018, I began a project that did exactly that.
Thus, on January 1st, 2018, I began a project that did exactly that.
How did I collect it?
How did I collect it?
How happy am I feeling on a scale from zero to ten?
How happy am I feeling on a scale from zero to ten?
I began to ask myself this question every day of my life, and account for each fifteen minute interval I was awake. Then I would transfer this to a spreadsheet and visualize my life overtime.
I began to ask myself this question every day of my life, and account for each fifteen minute interval I was awake. Then I would transfer this to a spreadsheet and visualize my life overtime.
For my happiness scale specifically, there is a neutral point that falls around a 5.45, my average for 2021 was a 5.48. Below is an explanation with each rating and the level of happiness associated with it.
For my happiness scale specifically, there is a neutral point that falls around a 5.45, my average for 2021 was a 5.48. Below is an explanation with each rating and the level of happiness associated with it.
The reason behind the lack of significant difference between the numbers is an adaptation overtime to a consistent scale. In the earlier years of happiness tracking, the scale I used was inconsistent as the difference between a 5.0 and a 5.5 could be the same as a 6.0 and 7.5. Overtime, I adjusted the scale to be more precise, where now the difference between a 5.5 and a 5.6 is the same as the difference between a 5.1 and a 5.2.
The reason behind the lack of significant difference between the numbers is an adaptation overtime to a consistent scale. In the earlier years of happiness tracking, the scale I used was inconsistent as the difference between a 5.0 and a 5.5 could be the same as a 6.0 and 7.5. Overtime, I adjusted the scale to be more precise, where now the difference between a 5.5 and a 5.6 is the same as the difference between a 5.1 and a 5.2.
Additionally, due to the nature of this scale it is very unlikely to achieve a rating above a 7.2 or below a 3.8.
Additionally, due to the nature of this scale it is very unlikely to achieve a rating above a 7.2 or below a 3.8.
An example of a note I would use to track is provided below. For understanding the "A" next to the rate please see the "Anxiety" tab at top. To the right of this example is a snapshot of the spreadsheet I would use to keep track of it.
An example of a note I would use to track is provided below. For understanding the "A" next to the rate please see the "Anxiety" tab at top. To the right of this example is a snapshot of the spreadsheet I would use to keep track of it.
Scale: 2018 through 2021
Scale: 2018 through 2021
Scale: 2022 & 2023
Scale: 2022 & 2023
2022 Happiness Rates
2022 Happiness Rates
2022 Contentment +- 5 days
2022 Contentment +- 5 days
How content do I feel with my life overall, each day, averaged over a 5 day span
2022 Minutes Spent Happy Each Day
2022 Minutes Spent Happy Each Day
Gray: Minutes Spent > 7.75
Orange: Minutes Spent > 8.00
Blue: Minutes Spent > 8.25
2021 Happiness Rates
2021 Happiness Rates
Coffee & Happiness
Coffee & Happiness
Ever hear of "post-coffee me" and "pre-coffee me"? Let's see how evident that is within how happy I am.
Ever hear of "post-coffee me" and "pre-coffee me"? Let's see how evident that is within how happy I am.
Starting in January 2021, I began keeping track of my coffee consumption. I measured it in cups (one US cup = 236 mL).
There is no statistically significant difference between my average happiness for the day coffee intake for that day.
As for changes between differences from day to day — as in having no coffee on Day 1 and having three cups of coffee on Day 2, there is no significant difference. However, there is a significance in the lack of difference of happiness rates between two days if the same amount of coffee is consumed (p=0.02277).
2020 Happiness Rates
2020 Happiness Rates
2019 Happiness Rates
2019 Happiness Rates
2018 Happiness Rates
2018 Happiness Rates
All Happiness Rates Together
All Happiness Rates Together
Consistency Algorithm
Consistency Algorithm
As time passed with the project, it became more clear how to keep the scale more accurate, and adjusted my rates accordingly, leaving 2018 rates incomparable to 2020 rates.
As time passed with the project, it became more clear how to keep the scale more accurate, and adjusted my rates accordingly, leaving 2018 rates incomparable to 2020 rates.
Therefore, for data prior to July 2019, the higher end was higher than it should be, the lower end was lower than it should be.
Therefore, for data prior to July 2019, the higher end was higher than it should be, the lower end was lower than it should be.
How did I fix it?
How did I fix it?
I developed an algorithm was developed to fix the consistency issue. In the chart below, we are looking at September 9th, 2018. The original rating for that day was a 6.29.
I developed an algorithm was developed to fix the consistency issue. In the chart below, we are looking at September 9th, 2018. The original rating for that day was a 6.29.
First, we standardize that rating by subtracting 5.4. A chart with rating examples from early 2018 was adjusted for 2020. 5.4 in 2018 is the same as 2020. St Dev is a moving average of the standard deviation of all happiness rates 30 days prior to and 30 days after, this value changes significantly overtime. Early 2018 close to 1.69 and following July 2019 very consistent with 0.34.
First, we standardize that rating by subtracting 5.4. A chart with rating examples from early 2018 was adjusted for 2020. 5.4 in 2018 is the same as 2020. St Dev is a moving average of the standard deviation of all happiness rates 30 days prior to and 30 days after, this value changes significantly overtime. Early 2018 close to 1.69 and following July 2019 very consistent with 0.34.
St Dev Coefficient is developed by subtracting that standard deviation from the accepted standard deviation, multiplying it by -0.5 and then adding 1. This prevents happiness data from 2020 from changing significantly while still affecting 2018.
St Dev Coefficient is developed by subtracting that standard deviation from the accepted standard deviation, multiplying it by -0.5 and then adding 1. This prevents happiness data from 2020 from changing significantly while still affecting 2018.
The standard deviation coefficient is then multiplied by that standard deviation, and then 5.4 is re-added to that number to get the new rating.
The standard deviation coefficient is then multiplied by that standard deviation, and then 5.4 is re-added to that number to get the new rating.
The same algorithm was applied in both of these cases. On the left for January 2018, it is clear that the algorithm changed the original rating much more than on the right for March 2020.
The same algorithm was applied in both of these cases. On the left for January 2018, it is clear that the algorithm changed the original rating much more than on the right for March 2020.
Days with the same rating were set up parallel to each other, so even though March 3rd, 2020 and January 15th, 2018 had much different original ratings, the consistency algorithm indicates they are essentially the same
Days with the same rating were set up parallel to each other, so even though March 3rd, 2020 and January 15th, 2018 had much different original ratings, the consistency algorithm indicates they are essentially the same
Below is a step by step guide as to how the algorithm works:
This are examples of rates adjusted by the consistency algorithm I created:
Below is a graph of the moving average BEFORE the algorithm:
Below is a graph of the moving average AFTER the algorithm:
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