These are the original results from Year 1 of Experimental Positivity, calculated by averaging the meter numbers on my daily posts. My goal was to see that over time, My Mood would improve significantly, and that there would be less of a negative effect on My Mood during times when Life in General's numbers were lower.
DID IT WORK?
Even if I didn't have the chart, I could say a resounding YES! I know I have a brighter outlook, and life doesn't keep me down as long. Sure, stuff still happens, and I have times of sadness or irritation and anger. But these times are brief, and I can bounce out of them much more easily using the tools I learned primarily from the challenges. In looking at the chart, my Mood and Life scores were much lower early on, my Mood was often lower than or equal to what was happening in Life. Over time, these numbers improved, where I viewed Life as better (even in rough times), and my Mood was often higher than Life, meaning Life was no longer getting me down so much. When I started the challenge, my average Mood score was 54 out of a possible 100 points. In the final month, my average Mood was up to 81, my best to date!
Average Positivity Levels
Positivity Boosts Life in General My Mood Difference (life/mood)
Final Mo Avg 26 75 81 +6
Week 52 21 76 82 +6
Week 51 26 70 75 +5
Week 50 29 78 84 +6
Week 49 29 76 82 +6
Month 12 Avg 28 73 75 +2
Week 48 29 78 79 +1
Week 47 32 70 75 +5
Week 46 27 71 74 +3
Week 45 23 71 71 0
Month 11 Avg 26 75 78 +3
Week 44 30 76 77 +1
Week 43 26 73 76 +3
Week 42 24 77 79 +2
Week 41 24 75 79 +4
Month 10 Avg 27 70 75 +5
Week 40 24 66 72 +6
Week 39 25 66 74 +8
Week 38 28 79 81 +2
Week 37 29 70 74 +4
Month 9 Avg 26 77 78 +1
Week 36 27 81 84 +3
Week 35 21 75 75 0
Week 34 25 76 76 0
Week 33 29 75 78 +3
Month 8 Avg 29 70 77 +7
Week 32 29 76 81 +5
Week 31 27 71 77 +6
Week 30 31 70 76 +6
Week 29 27 61 75 +14
Month 7 Avg 25 70 75 +5
Week 28 24 71 75 +4
Week 27 25 66 74 +8
Week 26 24 70 76 +6
Week 25 25 71 75 +4
Month 6 Avg 24 74 74 0
Week 24 20 74 75 +1
Week 23 22 77 78 +1
Week 22 26 72 74 +2Week 21 27 72 69 -3
Month 5 Avg 25 71 73 +2
Week 20 33 66 71 +5
Week 19 23 66 66 0
Week 18 23 80 80 0
Week 17 21 73 75 +2
Month 4 Avg 19 67 67 0
Week 16 14 68 64 -
Week 15 19 62 61 -
Week 14 26 73 74
Week 13 17 66 69
Month 3 Avg 29 71 71 0
Week 12 31 70 66 -4
Week 11 31 70 71 +1
Week 10 30 74 76 +2
Week 9 25 71 72 +1
Month 2 Avg 25 72 71 -1
Week 8 28 81 81 0
Week 7 27 72 77 +5
Week 6 19 68 68 0
Week 5 24 64 56 -8
Month 1 Avg 25 56 54 -3
Week 4 30 66 64 -2
Week 3 28 51 57 +6
Week 2 16 54 38 -16
Week 1 25 54 55 +1