Currently, I am in the planning stage of my “My Data” project. I have gathered data on two topics: my worries and the emotions of my favorite songs. As for tracking my worries, I took note of every time I worried from Monday-Friday on the notes app on my phone. I quickly described what each of these worries was about, and then at night, I recorded these worries, using a different color for each category of worries. I further separated these worries into worries in my control and out of my control, and whether this worry was realistic or was actually my responsibility. From this data, I realized that I really worry about the same few things all the time, and these worries are often about things that I can’t even control. So, this data collection has helped me notice when I’m worrying about silly things, allowing me to shut down these worries quicker. I have decided to represent this data using clay, and I’m going to make a flower, with different leaves/petals signifying the different worries.
The other data that I tracked was the intensity of the different emotions that my favorite songs made me feel. Every fifteen seconds, I charted the intensity of the emotion I felt, and what emotion this was. I also used various symbols to make note of my favorite moments and lyrics. I found it hard to choose only five favorite songs, but I loved the way this turned out. Additionally, when looking at these five songs I analyzed, a lot of them are dominated by sadder emotions. I expected this, just because of the artists I typically listen to, such as Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey. I am going to finalize my drawing this week, most likely using markers and pens to color this final copy.
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