Seems I have a bug...

Someone in Germany had an issue with the app Mood Sentry.  It looks like it only worked for a week.  I think I fixed it and apologize to anyone who had the same issue.  I think it was a technical issue associated with mixing numbers of different storage length.  Please post if you have had any such issue, in particular if your trial version lasted less than 30 days.

Napping

OK, this has nothing to do with Mood Sentry or even how I manage my depression.  However, I have to give a shout out to the activity of napping.  I find it useful every now and then to take a short nap.  This has helped me defeat anxiety and lethargy that can come at the end of a hectic or stressful day.  How?  When I manage to take a nap, or even just try to take a nap, my energy level in the evening is a bit higher.  I don't actually have to sleep to get the benefit, which is a good thing because I find it difficult to sleep during the day.  The alternative is not napping and spending my evening awake but fatigued which can lead to negative moods and thoughts.  Hmmmm.  Maybe this is one way I deal with my depression.  Go figure.

What do you think of the reminders?

Too intrusive?  Do you find them helpful?  Per earlier posts, I created them to mimic reminders I set in my e-mail client to take an action.  I find that they help.  I thought about having a small window open to give the user the option of either opening the reminder or not opening the reminder.  But when I thought about it, the user either has to select a button to see the reminder or select a button to not see the reminder.  The way it's implemented, the user either does nothing to see the reminder or touches a button to close the window.  I figure this implementation  is more efficient.

Knocking stuff off the Daily Goals list...

Can really help me defeat thoughts on not getting anything done.  I can look at the list at the end of the day, and see multiple things that I've accomplished.  This helps defeat those feelings of not getting anything done during a given day.

Neat article in the LA Times today...

regarding phone based apps.  There are several options out there, most developed for the iphone.  Mine would have been developed for the iphone too, had I had an iphone.  We all take different tacts, which means there's a lot of room for experimentation by the user community.  My guess is that there is no one app for all people.  Probably pretty far from it, and at this time, there's a pretty good probability that there is no app for any one person.  We developers are a persistent lot, and we'll keep trying to make our offerings better and better.  You'll see.

3 or 5?

So, any thoughts on if you'd like to see more items on the daily goals Accomplish these list?  I have three.  My intention was to keep it short so I can focus on only a couple of things.  If I accomplish something and I have time to add another, I can always do that.  Having too many items on a list can be detrimental to productivity.  Focusing on things that I can complete and get of my mind is good, and limiting the list to just a few items can really help in that manner.  However, right now I have lots of things vying for my attention, and I can't simply put some off.  Hmmmm.  I'm tempted to kick the list up to 5, but I do like keeping it short and focused on a few key items.  Thoughts?

Sometimes I Forget...

To review my reminders.  It's kind of odd, but I usually put it off during times of stress, the exact time I really need to review my entries and prepare for my day.  I've gotten better at minding my reminders when I'm busy, either at work or at home.  I make an effort to get a little time to myself.  If my desk area is too busy, I've used empty conference rooms, benches outside (I live in Southern California), my car, and even the Starbuck's down the street.  I find that reviewing my entries can really help during stressful times.  Perhaps this is an Observation.  Hmmmmm.