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:
Using Victor’s Story as scenario inspiration, I spent part of the last week creating a font which highlights negative feelings without showing them. I managed this through the use…
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…
I spent an hour in the workshop making a better version of last week’s Trail of Thought Machine. The act of defusing unhelpful thinking on a linear timeline (writing…
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…