Winter Depression (SAD): Making Seasonal Patterns Visible Across Years
You only recognize seasonal depression once you lay several winters side by side. Here is how to make your personal yearly pattern visible with tracking across years.
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Knowledge about mental health, mood tracking, and self-reflection.
Chronotypes: Why Night Owls and Early Birds Should Track Differently
Night owl or early bird? Your chronotype is biologically rooted. Here is how to figure it out roughly and check in on your mood at the right time of day.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): How Long Does It Really Take?
How many sessions does CBT really need? An honest look at stepped care, NHS Talking Therapies and insurance session blocks, plus what tracking adds in between.
Correlation Is Not Causation: How to Read Your Mood Data Correctly
Correlation is not causation. Here is how to read your mood data without false conclusions, spot hidden third factors and draw solid inferences.
Mood Swings During Life Transitions: Moving, Changing Jobs, Breaking Up
Moving, changing jobs, breaking up: why life changes create stress and tip your mood, how long adjustment takes, and when it becomes a warning sign.
Why Loneliness Hits the Mind So Hard, and What Measurably Helps
Loneliness measurably raises the risk of depression, anxiety, and physical illness. What the research shows, and which small steps actually help.
Dopamine Detox: What the Science Really Says (and What Is Hype)
Dopamine detox sounds like a reset for your reward system. Neurobiology says otherwise. What the trend gets wrong, what still helps and how to measure it.
Bipolar Disorder: Early Signs of a Phase Shift in Your Data
In bipolar disorder, a phase shift often announces itself days ahead: shortened sleep, rising amplitude. Here is how to make that early warning window visible with tracking.
The magic sleep number isn't 8 hours: what your data reveals
Eight hours is an average, not a rule. Here is how to find your individual optimal sleep duration and the threshold at which your mood tips over.