Guest guest Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled "mood" and found it is "an emotional state." Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ("living a rich full meaningful life" , THT , p 5). Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. A motto at a place I worked was "we cannot improve what we cannot measure." We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. Bill Bill > To: ACT_for_the_Public > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38:30 +0000> Subject: Moodscope> > > Hi Guys,> > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think?> > http://www.moodscope.com > > > Simone> > > > ------------------------------------> > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org> > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links> > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/> > <*> Your email settings:> Individual Email | Traditional> > <*> To change settings online go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/join> (Yahoo! ID required)> > <*> To change settings via email:> ACT_for_the_Public-digest > ACT_for_the_Public-fullfeatured > > <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Bill, I think it might be a useful tool for seeing all the 'up and downs' and letting them go. Have a look at this youtube explanation. Simone Subject: RE: MoodscopeTo: "ACT_for_the_Public" <act_for_the_public >Date: Wednesday, 11 May, 2011, 14:12 Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled "mood" and found it is "an emotional state." Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ("living a rich full meaningful life" , THT , p 5). Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. A motto at a place I worked was "we cannot improve what we cannot measure." We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. Bill Bill> To: ACT_for_the_Public > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38:30 +0000> Subject: Moodscope> > > Hi Guys,> > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think?> > http://www.moodscope.com > > > Simone> > > > ------------------------------------> > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org> > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links> > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/> > <*> Your email settings:> Individual Email | Traditional> > <*> To change settings online go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/join> (Yahoo! ID required)> > <*> To change settings via email:> ACT_for_the_Public-digest > ACT_for_the_Public-fullfeatured > > <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 I'm intrigued. But there's something about it that seems inconsistent with ACT. Can't put my finger on it. How about this? Towards which of your values would this be beneficial. Watching the ups and down seems contrary to letting go of them. Maybe like checking in on the aunt at the party to see if she is behaving herself or not. Hoping an ACT pro will chime in as I am a compulsive measurements guy. Bill PS - Looged on to the website and signed up. Took the test but haven't got the results yet. The website is "knackered." To: ACT_for_the_Public From: adrianandboo@...Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 15:47:21 +0100Subject: RE: Moodscope Bill, I think it might be a useful tool for seeing all the 'up and downs' and letting them go. Have a look at this youtube explanation. Simone Subject: RE: MoodscopeTo: "ACT_for_the_Public" <act_for_the_public >Date: Wednesday, 11 May, 2011, 14:12 Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled "mood" and found it is "an emotional state." Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ("living a rich full meaningful life" , THT , p 5). Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. A motto at a place I worked was "we cannot improve what we cannot measure." We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. Bill Bill> To: ACT_for_the_Public > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38:30 +0000> Subject: Moodscope> > > Hi Guys,> > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think?> > http://www.moodscope.com > > > Simone> > > > ------------------------------------> > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org> > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links> > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/> > <*> Your email settings:> Individual Email | Traditional> > <*> To change settings online go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/join> (Yahoo! ID required)> > <*> To change settings via email:> ACT_for_the_Public-digest > ACT_for_the_Public-fullfeatured > > <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Maybe you are right Bill, but I found it oddly inspirational. Perhaps it's the card format vs. the standard radio buttons, perhaps it's the site being very, very slow due to the media attention it got today, forcing me to look at a bright red card and meditate on the word " strong " written on it - it did make me feel strong, alert, motivated, interested, etc. Kind of like a fortune cookie that is interactive and also measures something. I'm intrigued. But there's something about it that seems inconsistent with ACT. Can't put my finger on it. How about this? Towards which of your values would this be beneficial. Watching the ups and down seems contrary to letting go of them. Maybe like checking in on the aunt at the party to see if she is behaving herself or not. Hoping an ACT pro will chime in as I am a compulsive measurements guy. Bill PS - Looged on to the website and signed up. Took the test but haven't got the results yet. The website is " knackered. " To: ACT_for_the_Public From: adrianandboo@...Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 15:47:21 +0100 Subject: RE: Moodscope Bill, I think it might be a useful tool for seeing all the 'up and downs' and letting them go. Have a look at this youtube explanation. Simone Subject: RE: MoodscopeTo: " ACT_for_the_Public " <act_for_the_public > Date: Wednesday, 11 May, 2011, 14:12 Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled " mood " and found it is " an emotional state. " Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ( " living a rich full meaningful life " , THT , p 5). Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. A motto at a place I worked was " we cannot improve what we cannot measure. " We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. Bill Bill> To: ACT_for_the_Public > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38:30 +0000> Subject: Moodscope> > > Hi Guys, > > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think?> > http://www.moodscope.com > > > Simone> > > > ------------------------------------> > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org > > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links> > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/> > <*> Your email settings:> Individual Email | Traditional > > <*> To change settings online go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/join> (Yahoo! ID required) > > <*> To change settings via email:> ACT_for_the_Public-digest > ACT_for_the_Public-fullfeatured > > <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 My two cents ... I watched the Utube video promotion for moodscope. I haven’t checked out the program itself. Yet, from the Utube promotional video, it sounds like there’s a lot of emphasis on feelings/mood. And, I’m guessing that there are implicit assumptions underneath that — namely, your mood is important because it drives your behavior, in a causal way. If that is the message, or if it’s one of having a better mood, then I think this is not the message of ACT. There is plenty of evidence from emotion science suggesting that our moods move all over the place in a given day. Moodscope may be helpful is the sense of contacting that basic truth, and perhaps increasing awareness that you can ACT whether your emotional weather is up or down. Beyond that, I worry a bit. The message again seems to be to focus on feelings, and then to get your friends to focus on your feelings. In a way, the message is that we all need to become meteorologists of our emotional life. Is that it? Is that really the core of creating a life worthy of our time on this planet? Emotion science is pretty clear on this point -- Emotions are fickle. They will morph and change, come and go, vary in quality and intensity, more or less on their own over the course of a day, week, or lifetime. Moodscope will show you that. But beyond that, we all have to come back to what we do have control over — what we do with our mouths, hands, and feet. Emotion science shows us that emotions are not only fickle, but we have very little control over them. None of us have a happy switch. Life is asking whether we are willing to act in ways that uphold what matters to us, even when our emotions don’t seem to line up in that mattering moment — like engagement with others when feeling down, or doing good work when anxious, or being attentive when bored. Personally, I’d like to see a ValuesScope version of this site, where we are asked to track our engagement with our values, and then tell others about that. I dunno. Maybe I’m out there with this. But focusing on mood, feelings, emotions just seems to be sticky and the source of a great deal of misery and paralysis in life. Peace all -j I'm intrigued. But there's something about it that seems inconsistent with ACT. Can't put my finger on it. How about this? Towards which of your values would this be beneficial. Watching the ups and down seems contrary to letting go of them. Maybe like checking in on the aunt at the party to see if she is behaving herself or not. Hoping an ACT pro will chime in as I am a compulsive measurements guy. Bill PS - Looged on to the website and signed up. Took the test but haven't got the results yet. The website is " knackered. " To: ACT_for_the_Public From: adrianandboo@... Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 15:47:21 +0100 Subject: RE: Moodscope Bill, I think it might be a useful tool for seeing all the 'up and downs' and letting them go. Have a look at this youtube explanation. Simone Subject: RE: Moodscope To: " ACT_for_the_Public " <act_for_the_public > Date: Wednesday, 11 May, 2011, 14:12 Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled " mood " and found it is " an emotional state. " Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ( " living a rich full meaningful life " , THT , p 5). Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. A motto at a place I worked was " we cannot improve what we cannot measure. " We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. Bill Bill > To: ACT_for_the_Public > From: adrianandboo@... > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38! :30 +0000 > Subject: Moodscope > > > Hi Guys, > > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think? > > http://www.moodscope.com > > > Simone > > > > ------------------------------------ > > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org > > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/ > > <*> Your email settings: > Individual Email | Traditional > > <*> To change settings online go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/joi! n > (Yahoo! ID required) > > <*> To change settings via email: > ACT_for_the_Public-digest > ACT_for_the_Public-fullfeatured > > <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 I can't help but notice that when I am really in pursuit of my values, my immediate and short-term mood really suffers, because of stress and anxiety that it brings. A day with my son at some party, or at a public event, makes me feel terrible. But some time later, when the anxiety has subsided, I feel fulfilled. So I imagine a daily tracking of your mood, and trying to link that to what you should and shouldn't do, might lead us away from what we hold dear. Maybe?But if - as with most things - you don't take it too seriously, and rather think of it as a light-hearted look at the fluctuations of our moods (like a curious scientist we are all told to be) maybe it would be interesting. I might think about doing this, in that way.Very interesting, am glad it was raised / posted. I am always interested in new ideas x Subject: RE: MoodscopeTo: "ACT_for_the_Public" <act_for_the_public > Date: Wednesday, 11 May, 2011, 14:12 Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled "mood" and found it is "an emotional state." Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ("living a rich full meaningful life" , THT , p 5). Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. A motto at a place I worked was "we cannot improve what we cannot measure." We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. Bill Bill> To: ACT_for_the_Public > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38:30 +0000> Subject: Moodscope> > > Hi Guys, > > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think?> > http://www.moodscope.com > > > Simone> > > > ------------------------------------> > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org > > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links> > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/> > <*> Your email settings:> Individual Email | Traditional > > <*> To change settings online go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/join> (Yahoo! ID required) > > <*> To change settings via email:> ACT_for_the_Public-digest > ACT_for_the_Public-fullfeatured > > <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Yes. It might work with a good dose of curiosity and frolic. And Jane, I want to be one of the first to get an inter-active fortune cookie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bill To: ACT_for_the_Public From: oscar.robson@...Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 22:30:35 +0100Subject: Re: Moodscope I can't help but notice that when I am really in pursuit of my values, my immediate and short-term mood really suffers, because of stress and anxiety that it brings. A day with my son at some party, or at a public event, makes me feel terrible. But some time later, when the anxiety has subsided, I feel fulfilled. So I imagine a daily tracking of your mood, and trying to link that to what you should and shouldn't do, might lead us away from what we hold dear. Maybe?But if - as with most things - you don't take it too seriously, and rather think of it as a light-hearted look at the fluctuations of our moods (like a curious scientist we are all told to be) maybe it would be interesting. I might think about doing this, in that way.Very interesting, am glad it was raised / posted. I am always interested in new ideas x Subject: RE: MoodscopeTo: "ACT_for_the_Public" <act_for_the_public >Date: Wednesday, 11 May, 2011, 14:12 Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled "mood" and found it is "an emotional state." Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ("living a rich full meaningful life" , THT , p 5). Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. A motto at a place I worked was "we cannot improve what we cannot measure." We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. Bill Bill> To: ACT_for_the_Public > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38:30 +0000> Subject: Moodscope> > > Hi Guys,> > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think?> > http://www.moodscope.com > > > Simone> > > > ------------------------------------> > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org> > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links> > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/> > <*> Your email settings:> Individual Email | Traditional> > <*> To change settings online go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/join> (Yahoo! ID required)> > <*> To change settings via email:> ACT_for_the_Public-digest > ACT_for_the_Public-fullfeatured > > <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 What if being strong, alert, motivated, interested, etc. ARE my values? Is that ACT or not? Just curious now. Yes. It might work with a good dose of curiosity and frolic. And Jane, I want to be one of the first to get an inter-active fortune cookie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bill To: ACT_for_the_Public From: oscar.robson@...Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 22:30:35 +0100 Subject: Re: Moodscope I can't help but notice that when I am really in pursuit of my values, my immediate and short-term mood really suffers, because of stress and anxiety that it brings. A day with my son at some party, or at a public event, makes me feel terrible. But some time later, when the anxiety has subsided, I feel fulfilled. So I imagine a daily tracking of your mood, and trying to link that to what you should and shouldn't do, might lead us away from what we hold dear. Maybe?But if - as with most things - you don't take it too seriously, and rather think of it as a light-hearted look at the fluctuations of our moods (like a curious scientist we are all told to be) maybe it would be interesting. I might think about doing this, in that way. Very interesting, am glad it was raised / posted. I am always interested in new ideas x Subject: RE: MoodscopeTo: " ACT_for_the_Public " <act_for_the_public > Date: Wednesday, 11 May, 2011, 14:12 Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled " mood " and found it is " an emotional state. " Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ( " living a rich full meaningful life " , THT , p 5). Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. A motto at a place I worked was " we cannot improve what we cannot measure. " We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. Bill Bill> To: ACT_for_the_Public > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38:30 +0000> Subject: Moodscope > > > Hi Guys,> > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think?> > http://www.moodscope.com > > > Simone> > > > ------------------------------------> > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org > > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links> > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/> > <*> Your email settings:> Individual Email | Traditional > > <*> To change settings online go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/join > (Yahoo! ID required)> > <*> To change settings via email:> ACT_for_the_Public-digest > ACT_for_the_Public-fullfeatured > > <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Not sure how those are scored on the questionnaire. Maybe they "help" your score. Sound like good ACT values to me. Any vagueness is probaly taken care of in your committed action plan. Bill To: ACT_for_the_Public From: asdfasdf87@...Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 17:17:31 -0700Subject: Re: Moodscope What if being strong, alert, motivated, interested, etc. ARE my values? Is that ACT or not? Just curious now. Yes. It might work with a good dose of curiosity and frolic. And Jane, I want to be one of the first to get an inter-active fortune cookie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bill To: ACT_for_the_Public From: oscar.robson@...Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 22:30:35 +0100 Subject: Re: Moodscope I can't help but notice that when I am really in pursuit of my values, my immediate and short-term mood really suffers, because of stress and anxiety that it brings. A day with my son at some party, or at a public event, makes me feel terrible. But some time later, when the anxiety has subsided, I feel fulfilled. So I imagine a daily tracking of your mood, and trying to link that to what you should and shouldn't do, might lead us away from what we hold dear. Maybe?But if - as with most things - you don't take it too seriously, and rather think of it as a light-hearted look at the fluctuations of our moods (like a curious scientist we are all told to be) maybe it would be interesting. I might think about doing this, in that way.Very interesting, am glad it was raised / posted. I am always interested in new ideas x Subject: RE: MoodscopeTo: "ACT_for_the_Public" <act_for_the_public >Date: Wednesday, 11 May, 2011, 14:12 Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled "mood" and found it is "an emotional state." Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ("living a rich full meaningful life" , THT , p 5). Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. A motto at a place I worked was "we cannot improve what we cannot measure." We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. Bill Bill> To: ACT_for_the_Public > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38:30 +0000> Subject: Moodscope> > > Hi Guys,> > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think?> > http://www.moodscope.com > > > Simone> > > > ------------------------------------> > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org> > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links> > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/> > <*> Your email settings:> Individual Email | Traditional> > <*> To change settings online go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/join> (Yahoo! ID required)> > <*> To change settings via email:> ACT_for_the_Public-digest > ACT_for_the_Public-fullfeatured > > <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 If strong, alert, motivated and interested are verbs, patterns of activity that you could chose and live moment by moment, then ACT can be useful I think. If they are feelings to be achieved/pursued, I doubt ACT will be very useful.With warm regards G , Ph.D.University of Mississippikwilson@...kwilson@...www.onelifellc.comwww.mindfulnessfortwo.comSent from my freakin' wonderful iPad What if being strong, alert, motivated, interested, etc. ARE my values? Is that ACT or not? Just curious now. Yes. It might work with a good dose of curiosity and frolic. And Jane, I want to be one of the first to get an inter-active fortune cookie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bill To: ACT_for_the_Public From: oscar.robson@...Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 22:30:35 +0100 Subject: Re: Moodscope I can't help but notice that when I am really in pursuit of my values, my immediate and short-term mood really suffers, because of stress and anxiety that it brings. A day with my son at some party, or at a public event, makes me feel terrible. But some time later, when the anxiety has subsided, I feel fulfilled. So I imagine a daily tracking of your mood, and trying to link that to what you should and shouldn't do, might lead us away from what we hold dear. Maybe?But if - as with most things - you don't take it too seriously, and rather think of it as a light-hearted look at the fluctuations of our moods (like a curious scientist we are all told to be) maybe it would be interesting. I might think about doing this, in that way. Very interesting, am glad it was raised / posted. I am always interested in new ideas x Subject: RE: MoodscopeTo: "ACT_for_the_Public" <act_for_the_public > Date: Wednesday, 11 May, 2011, 14:12 Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled "mood" and found it is "an emotional state." Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ("living a rich full meaningful life" , THT , p 5). Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. A motto at a place I worked was "we cannot improve what we cannot measure." We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. Bill Bill> To: ACT_for_the_Public > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38:30 +0000> Subject: Moodscope > > > Hi Guys,> > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think?> > http://www.moodscope.com > > > Simone> > > > ------------------------------------> > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org > > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links> > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/> > <*> Your email settings:> Individual Email | Traditional > > <*> To change settings online go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/join > (Yahoo! ID required)> > <*> To change settings via email:> ACT_for_the_Public-digest > ACT_for_the_Public-fullfeatured > > <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 They are verbs, or verb phrases, if you add " be " in front of them :-) BTW, someone said that men are about doing, women are about being? If strong, alert, motivated and interested are verbs, patterns of activity that you could chose and live moment by moment, then ACT can be useful I think. If they are feelings to be achieved/pursued, I doubt ACT will be very useful. With warm regards G , Ph.D.University of Mississippi kwilson@...kwilson@...www.onelifellc.com www.mindfulnessfortwo.comSent from my freakin' wonderful iPad What if being strong, alert, motivated, interested, etc. ARE my values? Is that ACT or not? Just curious now. Yes. It might work with a good dose of curiosity and frolic. And Jane, I want to be one of the first to get an inter-active fortune cookie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bill To: ACT_for_the_Public From: oscar.robson@... Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 22:30:35 +0100 Subject: Re: Moodscope I can't help but notice that when I am really in pursuit of my values, my immediate and short-term mood really suffers, because of stress and anxiety that it brings. A day with my son at some party, or at a public event, makes me feel terrible. But some time later, when the anxiety has subsided, I feel fulfilled. So I imagine a daily tracking of your mood, and trying to link that to what you should and shouldn't do, might lead us away from what we hold dear. Maybe?But if - as with most things - you don't take it too seriously, and rather think of it as a light-hearted look at the fluctuations of our moods (like a curious scientist we are all told to be) maybe it would be interesting. I might think about doing this, in that way. Very interesting, am glad it was raised / posted. I am always interested in new ideas x Subject: RE: Moodscope To: " ACT_for_the_Public " <act_for_the_public > Date: Wednesday, 11 May, 2011, 14:12 Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled " mood " and found it is " an emotional state. " Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ( " living a rich full meaningful life " , THT , p 5). Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. A motto at a place I worked was " we cannot improve what we cannot measure. " We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. Bill Bill> To: ACT_for_the_Public > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38:30 +0000 > Subject: Moodscope > > > Hi Guys,> > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think?> > http://www.moodscope.com > > > Simone> > > > ------------------------------------> > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org > > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/ > > <*> Your email settings:> Individual Email | Traditional > > <*> To change settings online go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/join > (Yahoo! ID required)> > <*> To change settings via email:> ACT_for_the_Public-digest > ACT_for_the_Public-fullfeatured > > <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 I'm glad the professionals chimed in here. When I was the moodscope video I felt very uneasy because it did not fit in with the way I have learned to cope with my problems over the years. At the same time, the therapy seems to be very effective so I now I am saying to myself, brilliant! because people now have another very effective therapy they can use. Still, I prefer not to get entangled with, 'am I having a good day or a bad day?' and just get on with things. Every now and again, I think to myself 'hey! I'm feeling really good at the moment, I think I am going to get better, crikey!', and it feels really nice. But it soon goes again so I just have to get on with everything as usual, but I feel I'm moving in the right direction, though. Kv > > > > > > Subject: RE: Moodscope > > To: " ACT_for_the_Public " <act_for_the_public > > > Date: Wednesday, 11 May, 2011, 14:12 > > > > > > Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled " mood " and found it is " an emotional state. " Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ( " living a rich full meaningful life " , THT , p 5). > > > > Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. > > > > A motto at a place I worked was " we cannot improve what we cannot measure. " We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. > > > > Bill > > > > Bill > > > To: ACT_for_the_Public > > > From: adrianandboo@... > > > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38:30 +0000 > > > Subject: Moodscope > > > > > > > > > Hi Guys, > > > > > > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think? > > > > > > http://www.moodscope.com > > > > > > > > > Simone > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org > > > > > > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > > > unsubscribe by sending an email to > > > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 A little OT, but as a software engineer... why pray why every time you flip the card they have to fetch a new page over the internet, making you wait, when a little javascript or something could have done it locally in milliseconds? Still as a software engineer... I know from my last job that the simple fact of measuring something makes it improve on its own. Don't know, maybe it's just me, but I actually enjoy good moods :-) Just like I enjoy good weather. I am still active in bad weather though. I'm glad the professionals chimed in here. When I was the moodscope video I felt very uneasy because it did not fit in with the way I have learned to cope with my problems over the years. At the same time, the therapy seems to be very effective so I now I am saying to myself, brilliant! because people now have another very effective therapy they can use. Still, I prefer not to get entangled with, 'am I having a good day or a bad day?' and just get on with things. Every now and again, I think to myself 'hey! I'm feeling really good at the moment, I think I am going to get better, crikey!', and it feels really nice. But it soon goes again so I just have to get on with everything as usual, but I feel I'm moving in the right direction, though. Kv > > > > > > Subject: RE: Moodscope > > To: " ACT_for_the_Public " <act_for_the_public > > > Date: Wednesday, 11 May, 2011, 14:12 > > > > > > Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled " mood " and found it is " an emotional state. " Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ( " living a rich full meaningful life " , THT , p 5). > > > > Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. > > > > A motto at a place I worked was " we cannot improve what we cannot measure. " We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. > > > > Bill > > > > Bill > > > To: ACT_for_the_Public > > > From: adrianandboo@... > > > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38:30 +0000 > > > Subject: Moodscope > > > > > > > > > Hi Guys, > > > > > > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think? > > > > > > http://www.moodscope.com > > > > > > > > > Simone > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org > > > > > > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > > > unsubscribe by sending an email to > > > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Hi, That's a good idea - track your values- I like that. I think for me the usefulness of this programme lies in the awareness that moods go up and down like a roller coaster - it's almost funny. So this awareness maybe gives a little space - and in that space people get to see the bigger picture. It has worked for this guy - and for many others-and I think he is in the process of developing it, because it has been so successful. I might have a go just for fun - I'll let you know how I get on! Simone Subject: RE: MoodscopeTo: "ACT_for_the_Public" <act_for_the_public >Date: Wednesday, 11 May, 2011, 14:12 Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled "mood" and found it is "an emotional state." Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ("living a rich full meaningful life" , THT , p 5). Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. A motto at a place I worked was "we cannot improve what we cannot measure." We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. Bill Bill> To: ACT_for_the_Public > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38! :30 +0000> Subject: Moodscope> > > Hi Guys,> > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think?> > http://www.moodscope.com > > > Simone> > > > ------------------------------------> > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org> > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links> > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/> > <*> Your email settings:> Individual Email | Traditional> > <*> To change settings online go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/joi! n> (Yahoo! ID required)> > <*> To change settings via email:> ACT_for_the_Public-digest > ACT_for_the_Public-fullfeatured > > <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2011 Report Share Posted May 14, 2011 Thanks so much . This is a very useful distinction. My sense is same with curious and a bunch of other qualities. Reminds me a tad of another helpful distinction you made a while back (in a thread re: resentment and anger), about the distinction between forgiveness/love as an act, patterns of valued living and forgiveness/love as a feeling. So grateful for the fleshing out of these nuances...makes a big difference and lends loads of clarity. peace,terryTo: "<ACT_for_the_Public >" <ACT_for_the_Public >Sent: Wed, May 11, 2011 5:31:56 PMSubject: Re: Moodscope If strong, alert, motivated and interested are verbs, patterns of activity that you could chose and live moment by moment, then ACT can be useful I think. If they are feelings to be achieved/pursued, I doubt ACT will be very useful.With warm regards G , Ph.D.University of Mississippikwilson@...kwilson@...www.onelifellc.comwww.mindfulnessfortwo.comSent from my freakin' wonderful iPad What if being strong, alert, motivated, interested, etc. ARE my values? Is that ACT or not? Just curious now. Yes. It might work with a good dose of curiosity and frolic. And Jane, I want to be one of the first to get an inter-active fortune cookie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bill To: ACT_for_the_Public From: oscar.robson@...Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 22:30:35 +0100 Subject: Re: Moodscope I can't help but notice that when I am really in pursuit of my values, my immediate and short-term mood really suffers, because of stress and anxiety that it brings. A day with my son at some party, or at a public event, makes me feel terrible. But some time later, when the anxiety has subsided, I feel fulfilled. So I imagine a daily tracking of your mood, and trying to link that to what you should and shouldn't do, might lead us away from what we hold dear. Maybe?But if - as with most things - you don't take it too seriously, and rather think of it as a light-hearted look at the fluctuations of our moods (like a curious scientist we are all told to be) maybe it would be interesting. I might think about doing this, in that way. Very interesting, am glad it was raised / posted. I am always interested in new ideas x Subject: RE: MoodscopeTo: "ACT_for_the_Public" <act_for_the_public > Date: Wednesday, 11 May, 2011, 14:12 Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled "mood" and found it is "an emotional state." Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ("living a rich full meaningful life" , THT , p 5). Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. A motto at a place I worked was "we cannot improve what we cannot measure." We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. Bill Bill> To: ACT_for_the_Public > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38:30 +0000> Subject: Moodscope > > > Hi Guys,> > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think?> > http://www.moodscope.com > > > Simone> > > > ------------------------------------> > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org > > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links> > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/> > <*> Your email settings:> Individual Email | Traditional > > <*> To change settings online go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/join > (Yahoo! ID required)> > <*> To change settings via email:> ACT_for_the_Public-digest > ACT_for_the_Public-fullfeatured > > <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2011 Report Share Posted May 14, 2011 , I've read Barbara Fredrickson's work on positive emotions including her book Positivity. I thought she provided good experimental evidence that positive emotions can be nurtured and cultivated. It sounds like what you said contradicts this. Would you point me to the studies that demonstrate that emotions come and go more or less on their over the course of the day. My two cents ... I watched the Utube video promotion for moodscope. I haven’t checked out the program itself. Yet, from the Utube promotional video, it sounds like there’s a lot of emphasis on feelings/mood. And, I’m guessing that there are implicit assumptions underneath that — namely, your mood is important because it drives your behavior, in a causal way. If that is the message, or if it’s one of having a better mood, then I think this is not the message of ACT. There is plenty of evidence from emotion science suggesting that our moods move all over the place in a given day. Moodscope may be helpful is the sense of contacting that basic truth, and perhaps increasing awareness that you can ACT whether your emotional weather is up or down. Beyond that, I worry a bit. The message again seems to be to focus on feelings, and then to get your friends to focus on your feelings. In a way, the message is that we all need to become meteorologists of our emotional life. Is that it? Is that really the core of creating a life worthy of our time on this planet? Emotion science is pretty clear on this point -- Emotions are fickle. They will morph and change, come and go, vary in quality and intensity, more or less on their own over the course of a day, week, or lifetime. Moodscope will show you that. But beyond that, we all have to come back to what we do have control over — what we do with our mouths, hands, and feet. Emotion science shows us that emotions are not only fickle, but we have very little control over them. None of us have a happy switch. Life is asking whether we are willing to act in ways that uphold what matters to us, even when our emotions don’t seem to line up in that mattering moment — like engagement with others when feeling down, or doing good work when anxious, or being attentive when bored. Personally, I’d like to see a ValuesScope version of this site, where we are asked to track our engagement with our values, and then tell others about that. I dunno. Maybe I’m out there with this. But focusing on mood, feelings, emotions just seems to be sticky and the source of a great deal of misery and paralysis in life. Peace all -j I'm intrigued. But there's something about it that seems inconsistent with ACT. Can't put my finger on it. How about this? Towards which of your values would this be beneficial. Watching the ups and down seems contrary to letting go of them. Maybe like checking in on the aunt at the party to see if she is behaving herself or not. Hoping an ACT pro will chime in as I am a compulsive measurements guy. Bill PS - Looged on to the website and signed up. Took the test but haven't got the results yet. The website is " knackered. " To: ACT_for_the_Public From: adrianandboo@... Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 15:47:21 +0100 Subject: RE: Moodscope Bill, I think it might be a useful tool for seeing all the 'up and downs' and letting them go. Have a look at this youtube explanation. Simone Subject: RE: Moodscope To: " ACT_for_the_Public " <act_for_the_public > Date: Wednesday, 11 May, 2011, 14:12 Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled " mood " and found it is " an emotional state. " Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ( " living a rich full meaningful life " , THT , p 5). Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. A motto at a place I worked was " we cannot improve what we cannot measure. " We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. Bill Bill > To: ACT_for_the_Public > From: adrianandboo@... > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38! :30 +0000 > Subject: Moodscope > > > Hi Guys, > > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think? > > http://www.moodscope.com > > > Simone > > > > ------------------------------------ > > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org > > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/ > > <*> Your email settings: > Individual Email | Traditional > > <*> To change settings online go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/joi! n > (Yahoo! ID required) > > <*> To change settings via email: > ACT_for_the_Public-digest > ACT_for_the_Public-fullfeatured > > <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Hi - I'll dig something up for you when I get to my office.In the meantime, I found this interview with Fredrickson -http://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/401/the_science_of_happinessIf you look at her first response to the interviewer, she clearly speaks to the ebb and flow of emotions. She also emphasizes some eastern ideas, and being present with our experience and what we are doing - not heavy, but there are hints of that.Here is another link to a cool study showing that happiness is linked to how frequently our minds wander - or, the extent to which we are wrapped up in our heads and not in the moment.http://www.fastcompany.com/1702117/the-pursuit-of-appinessThe study suggests that we are more likely to report happiness when we are focused on what we are doing. ACT adds to that doing focus by pointing to acting on our values. Peace -j P. Forsyth, PhDSent from my iPhone , I've read Barbara Fredrickson's work on positive emotions including her book Positivity. I thought she provided good experimental evidence that positive emotions can be nurtured and cultivated. It sounds like what you said contradicts this. Would you point me to the studies that demonstrate that emotions come and go more or less on their over the course of the day. My two cents ...I watched the Utube video promotion for moodscope. I haven’t checked out the program itself. Yet, from the Utube promotional video, it sounds like there’s a lot of emphasis on feelings/mood. And, I’m guessing that there are implicit assumptions underneath that — namely, your mood is important because it drives your behavior, in a causal way. If that is the message, or if it’s one of having a better mood, then I think this is not the message of ACT. There is plenty of evidence from emotion science suggesting that our moods move all over the place in a given day. Moodscope may be helpful is the sense of contacting that basic truth, and perhaps increasing awareness that you can ACT whether your emotional weather is up or down. Beyond that, I worry a bit. The message again seems to be to focus on feelings, and then to get your friends to focus on your feelings. In a way, the message is that we all need to become meteorologists of our emotional life. Is that it? Is that really the core of creating a life worthy of our time on this planet?Emotion science is pretty clear on this point -- Emotions are fickle. They will morph and change, come and go, vary in quality and intensity, more or less on their own over the course of a day, week, or lifetime. Moodscope will show you that. But beyond that, we all have to come back to what we do have control over — what we do with our mouths, hands, and feet. Emotion science shows us that emotions are not only fickle, but we have very little control over them. None of us have a happy switch. Life is asking whether we are willing to act in ways that uphold what matters to us, even when our emotions don’t seem to line up in that mattering moment — like engagement with others when feeling down, or doing good work when anxious, or being attentive when bored. Personally, I’d like to see a ValuesScope version of this site, where we are asked to track our engagement with our values, and then tell others about that. I dunno. Maybe I’m out there with this. But focusing on mood, feelings, emotions just seems to be sticky and the source of a great deal of misery and paralysis in life.Peace all -j I'm intrigued. But there's something about it that seems inconsistent with ACT. Can't put my finger on it. How about this? Towards which of your values would this be beneficial. Watching the ups and down seems contrary to letting go of them. Maybe like checking in on the aunt at the party to see if she is behaving herself or not. Hoping an ACT pro will chime in as I am a compulsive measurements guy. Bill PS - Looged on to the website and signed up. Took the test but haven't got the results yet. The website is "knackered." To: ACT_for_the_Public From: adrianandboo@...Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 15:47:21 +0100Subject: RE: MoodscopeBill, I think it might be a useful tool for seeing all the 'up and downs' and letting them go. Have a look at this youtube explanation.Simone Subject: RE: MoodscopeTo: "ACT_for_the_Public" <act_for_the_public >Date: Wednesday, 11 May, 2011, 14:12 Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled "mood" and found it is "an emotional state." Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ("living a rich full meaningful life" , THT , p 5). Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. A motto at a place I worked was "we cannot improve what we cannot measure." We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. Bill Bill> To: ACT_for_the_Public > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38! :30 +0000> Subject: Moodscope> > > Hi Guys,> > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think?> > http://www.moodscope.com > > > Simone> > > > ------------------------------------> > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org> > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! 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Guest guest Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 There is also the book by the researcher & writer Todd Kashdan, " Curious: Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life. " Todd is connected to both the ACT and the positive psychology research communities, and his book is a good start at learning about possible links between these two seemingly different approaches. -R. > > > > Subject: RE: Moodscope > To: " ACT_for_the_Public " <act_for_the_public <http://act_for_the_public >> > Date: Wednesday, 11 May, 2011, 14:12 > > Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled " mood " and found it is " an emotional state. " Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ( " living a rich full meaningful life " , THT , p 5). > > Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. > > A motto at a place I worked was " we cannot improve what we cannot measure. " We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. > > Bill > > Bill > > To: ACT_for_the_Public <http://ACT_for_the_Public > > > > > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38! :30 +0000 > > Subject: Moodscope > > > > > > Hi Guys, > > > > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think? > > > > http://www.moodscope.com > > > > > > Simone > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org<http://www.contextualpsychology.org> > > > > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > > unsubscribe by sending an email to > > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...<http://ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...>! Groups Links > > > > (Yahoo! ID required) > > > > > > > > > > > > > P. Forsyth, Ph.D. > Associate Professor of Psychology > Director of Clinical Training > Director, Anxiety Disorders Research Program > University at Albany, SUNY > Department of Psychology > Social Sciences 399 > 1400 Washington Avenue > Albany, NY 12222 > Ph: <tel:> > Fax: <tel:> > email: forsyth@... > > Lab Web Page: > Anxiety Disorders Research Program <http://www.albany.edu/~forsyth<http://www.albany.edu/%7Eforsyth>> > > Blogs: > Mindfulness & Acceptance for Anxiety <http://mindfulness-and-anxiety.blogspot.com/<http://mindfulness-and-anxiety.blo\ gspot.com/>> > > Peace of Mind > <http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/peace-mind/200910/cultivating-peace-mind-<h\ ttp://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/peace-mind/200910/cultivating-peace-mind-> > at Psychology Today <http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog> > > Dr. Forsyth <http://www.amazon.com/-P.-Forsyth/e/B001JS0IEK/ref=sr_tc_2_0> > on Amazon.com > > Our Clinical Trials Evaluating ACT for Anxiety: > Visit ACTforAnxiety.com <http://www.ACTforAnxiety.com> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 I found the first article interesting and this in particular..."If we look at a whole range of positive emotions — from amusement, to awe, to interest, to gratitude, to inspiration — what they all have in common is that they are reactions to your current circumstances. They aren’t a permanent state; they’re feelings that come and go. That’s true of all emotions, but positive emotions tend to be more fleeting."My positive emotions are certainly fleeting. The default feeling for me is fear and depression. I do feel positive emotions but they don't boost my mood long enough for me to have a positive day. The negative emotions are so much more prominent. And they're not really tied to my current circumstances. They seem to be there no matter what is happening around me.The mention in the intro paragraph about a certain ratio of negative to positive feelings sending people into a downward spiral rang true to me. Maybe there's a Moodscope score that's the magic ratio :-) Whatever that ratio is, I'd like to get above it.BruceHi - I'll dig something up for you when I get to my office.In the meantime, I found this interview with Fredrickson -http://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/401/the_science_of_happinessIf you look at her first response to the interviewer, she clearly speaks to the ebb and flow of emotions. She also emphasizes some eastern ideas, and being present with our experience and what we are doing - not heavy, but there are hints of that.Here is another link to a cool study showing that happiness is linked to how frequently our minds wander - or, the extent to which we are wrapped up in our heads and not in the moment.http://www.fastcompany.com/1702117/the-pursuit-of-appinessThe study suggests that we are more likely to report happiness when we are focused on what we are doing. ACT adds to that doing focus by pointing to acting on our values. Peace -j P. Forsyth, PhDSent from my iPhone , I've read Barbara Fredrickson's work on positive emotions including her book Positivity. I thought she provided good experimental evidence that positive emotions can be nurtured and cultivated. It sounds like what you said contradicts this. Would you point me to the studies that demonstrate that emotions come and go more or less on their over the course of the day. My two cents ...I watched the Utube video promotion for moodscope. I haven’t checked out the program itself. Yet, from the Utube promotional video, it sounds like there’s a lot of emphasis on feelings/mood. And, I’m guessing that there are implicit assumptions underneath that — namely, your mood is important because it drives your behavior, in a causal way. If that is the message, or if it’s one of having a better mood, then I think this is not the message of ACT. There is plenty of evidence from emotion science suggesting that our moods move all over the place in a given day. Moodscope may be helpful is the sense of contacting that basic truth, and perhaps increasing awareness that you can ACT whether your emotional weather is up or down. Beyond that, I worry a bit. The message again seems to be to focus on feelings, and then to get your friends to focus on your feelings. In a way, the message is that we all need to become meteorologists of our emotional life. Is that it? Is that really the core of creating a life worthy of our time on this planet?Emotion science is pretty clear on this point -- Emotions are fickle. They will morph and change, come and go, vary in quality and intensity, more or less on their own over the course of a day, week, or lifetime. Moodscope will show you that. But beyond that, we all have to come back to what we do have control over — what we do with our mouths, hands, and feet. Emotion science shows us that emotions are not only fickle, but we have very little control over them. None of us have a happy switch. Life is asking whether we are willing to act in ways that uphold what matters to us, even when our emotions don’t seem to line up in that mattering moment — like engagement with others when feeling down, or doing good work when anxious, or being attentive when bored. Personally, I’d like to see a ValuesScope version of this site, where we are asked to track our engagement with our values, and then tell others about that. I dunno. Maybe I’m out there with this. But focusing on mood, feelings, emotions just seems to be sticky and the source of a great deal of misery and paralysis in life.Peace all -j I'm intrigued. But there's something about it that seems inconsistent with ACT. Can't put my finger on it. How about this? Towards which of your values would this be beneficial. Watching the ups and down seems contrary to letting go of them. Maybe like checking in on the aunt at the party to see if she is behaving herself or not. Hoping an ACT pro will chime in as I am a compulsive measurements guy. Bill PS - Looged on to the website and signed up. Took the test but haven't got the results yet. The website is "knackered." To: ACT_for_the_Public From: adrianandboo@...Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 15:47:21 +0100Subject: RE: MoodscopeBill, I think it might be a useful tool for seeing all the 'up and downs' and letting them go. Have a look at this youtube explanation.Simone Subject: RE: MoodscopeTo: "ACT_for_the_Public" <act_for_the_public >Date: Wednesday, 11 May, 2011, 14:12 Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled "mood" and found it is "an emotional state." Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ("living a rich full meaningful life" , THT , p 5). Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. A motto at a place I worked was "we cannot improve what we cannot measure." We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. Bill Bill> To: ACT_for_the_Public > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38! :30 +0000> Subject: Moodscope> > > Hi Guys,> > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think?> > http://www.moodscope.com > > > Simone> > > > ------------------------------------> > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org> > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! 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Guest guest Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Hi, From my moodscope e-mail this morning. Thought you might be interested. I'm still trying it out but my mood seems to go up and down but I consciously don't feel any different. I wonder why that is? Maybe as ACT says we need to learm to FEEL more. I'll go with it a bit longer but I am wondering what the point is. It's just bemusing me. They send a little qoute every day - like the following........see what you think Simone I'm Hosford, Moodscope's chairman. This week I'm bringing you my pick of some of Jon's past morning messages. Here's what he wrote on March 21, 2010:My psychologist friend and I were chatting in the pub about antidepressants. As you do.The story of how they came to be is a curious tale - a bit too long to go into here - but essentially the first antidepressant was discovered by accident when a medication originally designed to treat tuberculosis and somewhat bizarrely manufactured out of German rocket fuel left over from the war started making patients 'inappropriately happy'.What a lovely turn of phrase, suggesting that those who took it were happy when they had no right to be.By the end of the Fifties 400,000 people were taking the tablets which were termed a 'psychic energiser'. Antidepressants are now one of the most widely-prescribed medications.A huge market was created out of nothing simply because our society says the norm should be happy and anyone who isn't must have something wrong with them.I wonder what you think about that?OK, it's time to record your Wednesday score at Moodscope. Just click below:http://www.moodscope.com--- Subject: Re: MoodscopeTo: "ACT_for_the_Public " <ACT_for_the_Public >Cc: "ACT_for_the_Public " <ACT_for_the_Public >Date: Sunday, 15 May, 2011, 14:58 Hi - I'll dig something up for you when I get to my office. In the meantime, I found this interview with Fredrickson - http://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/401/the_science_of_happiness If you look at her first response to the interviewer, she clearly speaks to the ebb and flow of emotions. She also emphasizes some eastern ideas, and being present with our experience and what we are doing - not heavy, but there are hints of that. Here is another link to a cool study showing that happiness is linked to how frequently our minds wander - or, the extent to which we are wrapped up in our heads and not in the moment. http://www.fastcompany.com/1702117/the-pursuit-of-appiness The study suggests that we are more likely to report happiness when we are focused on what we are doing. ACT adds to that doing focus by pointing to acting on our values. Peace -j P. Forsyth, PhD Sent from my iPhone , I've read Barbara Fredrickson's work on positive emotions including her book Positivity. I thought she provided good experimental evidence that positive emotions can be nurtured and cultivated. It sounds like what you said contradicts this. Would you point me to the studies that demonstrate that emotions come and go more or less on their over the course of the day. My two cents ...I watched the Utube video promotion for moodscope. I haven’t checked out the program itself. Yet, from the Utube promotional video, it sounds like there’s a lot of emphasis on feelings/mood. And, I’m guessing that there are implicit assumptions underneath that — namely, your mood is important because it drives your behavior, in a causal way. If that is the message, or if it’s one of having a better mood, then I think this is not the message of ACT. There is plenty of evidence from emotion science suggesting that our moods move all over the place in a given day. Moodscope may be helpful is the sense of contacting that basic truth, and perhaps increasing awareness that you can ACT whether your emotional weather is up or down. Beyond that, I worry a bit. The message again seems to be to focus on feelings, and then to get your friends to focus on your feelings. In a way, the message is that we all need to become meteorologists of our emotional life. Is that it? Is that really the core of creating a life worthy of our time on this planet?Emotion science is pretty clear on this point -- Emotions are fickle. They will morph and change, come and go, vary in quality and intensity, more or less on their own over the course of a day, week, or lifetime. Moodscope will show you that. But beyond that, we all have to come back to what we do have control over — what we do with our mouths, hands, and feet. Emotion science shows us that emotions are not only fickle, but we have very little control over them. None of us have a happy switch. Life is asking whether we are willing to act in ways that uphold what matters to us, even when our emotions don’t seem to line up in that mattering moment — like engagement with others when feeling down, or doing good work when anxious, or being attentive when bored. Personally, I’d like to see a ValuesScope version of this site, where we are asked to track our engagement with our values, and then tell others about that. I dunno. Maybe I’m out there with this. But focusing on mood, feelings, emotions just seems to be sticky and the source of a great deal of misery and paralysis in life.Peace all -j I'm intrigued. But there's something about it that seems inconsistent with ACT. Can't put my finger on it. How about this? Towards which of your values would this be beneficial. Watching the ups and down seems contrary to letting go of them. Maybe like checking in on the aunt at the party to see if she is behaving herself or not. Hoping an ACT pro will chime in as I am a compulsive measurements guy. Bill PS - Looged on to the website and signed up. Took the test but haven't got the results yet. The website is "knackered." To: ACT_for_the_Public From: adrianandboo@...Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 15:47:21 +0100Subject: RE: MoodscopeBill, I think it might be a useful tool for seeing all the 'up and downs' and letting them go. Have a look at this youtube explanation.Simone Subject: RE: MoodscopeTo: "ACT_for_the_Public" <act_for_the_public >Date: Wednesday, 11 May, 2011, 14:12 Simone - I like the idea of tracking something to measure progress but I'm not sure it is mood. I couldn't access the website so I don't know what the cards measure. I googled "mood" and found it is "an emotional state." Measuring mood might be like trying to measure happiness. We need to be sure we are measuring the right kind of happiness ("living a rich full meaningful life" , THT , p 5). Several times a week I give myself a letter grade on how well I'm living a valued life. Interestingly (and happily) it stays pretty much in B+ - A- range. But my mood varies widely, with some peaks at A and some valleys in the D-F range. A motto at a place I worked was "we cannot improve what we cannot measure." We just have to be sure we measure the right thing. Bill Bill> To: ACT_for_the_Public > Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 10:38! :30 +0000> Subject: Moodscope> > > Hi Guys,> > Heard about this on BBC radio 4 this morning. I thought it might be a useful tool for us. What do you think?> > http://www.moodscope.com > > > Simone> > > > ------------------------------------> > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org> > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links> > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/> > <*> Your email settings:> Individual Email | Traditional> > <*> To change settings online go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/joi! n > (Yahoo! ID required)> > <*> To change settings via email:> ACT_for_the_Public-digest > ACT_for_the_Public-fullfeatured > > <*> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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