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Moodwatching is like birdwatching but for your emotions

Mark Frauenfelder
May 22, 2025
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A.J. Jacobs' moodwatching card

Every morning, writer A.J. Jacobs grabs a fresh index card and writes a list of emotions. The first five are gratitude, delight, fascination, compassion, and awe. His list includes 23 emotions in all, and he draws a check box next to each one. Throughout the day, whenever he experiences one of the emotions, he pulls the car…

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