Boing Boing

Boing Boing

Share this post

Boing Boing
Boing Boing
Moodwatching is like birdwatching but for your emotions
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Moodwatching is like birdwatching but for your emotions

Mark Frauenfelder
May 22, 2025
∙ Paid
2

Share this post

Boing Boing
Boing Boing
Moodwatching is like birdwatching but for your emotions
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
1
Share

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…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Boing Boing to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Happy Mutants LLC
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More