I tracked my emotions for 11 years and here’s what I found out about mental health

LessWrong reports that author KatSpartz has been logging her emotions and dozens of lifestyle factors almost every day for eleven years. Her data show that daily alcohol consumption is associated with higher self‑reported happiness and no measurable change in sleep quality, while eating raw ramen and chips triples the intensity of her irritability. She also found that ovulation spikes her grumpiness about threefold, that polyamory reduces her overall life satisfaction, and that antidepressants coincided with deeper depression. The post notes that weather, especially overcast skies, strongly influences her mood, and that new meditation techniques temporarily boost wellbeing. She says she will keep taking yearly liver scans and may cut back on alcohol if any damage appears.

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