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Why quantifying emotions can distort emotional experience

I started using a mood tracking app but now I feel like my emotions aren't real until I log them and I'm performing feelings for the data.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The measurement of inner states changes the states themselves, creating performance where authenticity once existed.

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