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Psychologists have found that we each have a happiness "set point" that seems relatively resistant to major change. Yet our moods certainly change from day-to-day and sometimes fluctuate within the same day, too.
ACTION: Over the next week (Sunday to Sunday), record your mood on a 10-point-scale (1=extremely unhappy to 10=extremely happy) each day at these eight times ON AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET:
-when you wake up in the morning;
-when you are leaving your home in the morning for school;
-when you are having lunch;
-when you are talking to a family member;
-when you are visiting the Internet, such as a social networking Web site (i.e. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, WeChat, Weibo etc)
-when you are having dinner;
-when you are watching television/Youtube or listening to music in the evening;
-when you are getting ready for sleep. After one week, you will have recorded a total of 56 entries.
-What was your average number in total? Does this surprise you? Why or why not?
-What was your average number for each of these eight activities? Do any of these numbers surprise you? Why or why not?
-What was the range of your numbers, from lowest to highest?
-In 200-300 words, describe what insights have you gained about your moods and their relative stability or changeability in terms of the various times and activities of your day?