February 2016
Moriarty Score: The relative negativity of a diary entry Used to measure the intensity of an unhelpful thought Measured by density of negative words 0% = 0 25% = 20…
This morning I met with Heidi Fettes, a counsellor with Momentum Counselling Dundee. My friend/coursemate, Sophia, had already spoken with Tim from the Momentum team back in December….
The slides from my MK1 Presentation today:
One of the biggest focuses of my project in the last few weeks has been highlighting ‘negative feelings’ without directly showcasing them. This divergent path was inspired by a…
DISCLAIMER: This post is a work in progress while I change things around as my final MK1 prototype concept takes shape. On Monday, I will be presenting my…
Today I successfully got an API key for the Big Huge Thesaurus API. The api will allow me to crosscheck words to detect if a word or any of…
Last Friday I took a bus out to Ninewells to meet Lesley Howells. Lesley is the centre head of Maggie’s Dundee. Alongside this, she is also a practicing clinical…
In my advisor meeting yesterday, Andrea suggested I reinvestigate the rise of messaging interfaces (something I mentioned at guru’s day). While the style of interface is relevant, I’m looking…
UPDATE: v0.2 of TOTM Today I prototyped a device which allows the literal recording of trails of thought. The user can only write down one thought at a time before…
I came across a psychology today article with instructions for keeping a thought diary. Part of the article supports my current direction. “One of the most useful things…
Looking to get fresh opinions on my project, today I had two tutorials with two tutors who aren’t my advisor. Here’s what happened. Breakfast With Chris: I should make a dictionary…
Today, we each had roughly 5 minutes with rAndom International’s Callum Brown to chat about our concepts. I gave him a very quick pitch of my current concept…
I began with a handout from Momentum Counselling, but I have since discovered more detailed lists online. Here is the a comprehensive list I have found. UPDATE: This…
Last week I distributed ‘seven:’ booklets to five participants. After the week was up, the participants kept their booklet. This was because I wanted my participants to engage fully, knowing it…
Feedback I received from my concept presentation at the end of last semester suggested a requirement to gather ‘actual (or at least highly representative) content’. As a response…