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by FranklinMaillot 1638 days ago
I've been using Daylio [0] for the last 2 years to track my mood and activities. It's less comprehensive than the system described here but much simpler to implement. It lets you set up a reminder with a mood selector, and you then select the activities you have accomplished. The activities are completely configurable. I've started by tracking just a few habits and I've added more along the way.

I can't praise this app enough. Main pros:

- all your data is stored locally not in the cloud, but you can easily back it up on Google Drive

- it lets you export your data anytime

- It comes with nice dashboards, weekly, monthly and yearly reviews. It let's you see the impact of each activity on your mood. It really gave me some interesting insights on my mood patterns.

My only complaint really is that the only numeric value you can track is your mood, everything else is yes or no.

A year or so ago, I've also started using Clockify [1] to track the time I spent on each activity. Again, I don't track everything, only a few habits I want to improve on. It has a mobile and desktop app. The UI could be improved but all the features I need are free, and most importantly data export.

It's the perfect time of year to set up a tracking system. My recommendation is start small. Track only a couple of activities first and add more as you build the habit.

[0]: https://daylio.net/

[1]: https://clockify.me/

2 comments

+1 for Daylio. A low-friction way to track your activities and mood. Comes with a lot of ways to look at the data as well.
Does Daylio let you export data to json/csv or something, or is there an alternative that does? I'm looking for a very simple mood tracker that might let you add a journal entry, but not much more. moodpath used to be that way in the startup stage and then got bought, rebranded and they just kept tacking on more bloated features and started selling it..
Yes Daylio does csv export. It also lets you add a journal entry and pictures.
Wait, I can only add three photos to my Daylio entry? That's kind of lame. I just downloaded it and maybe I'm missing something, but it seems I am limited to just 3 photos on Android.
Yes Daylio exports to JSON.