I asked Claude to output a list of all the unique phrases/sentences used over the history of my journal that could be about depression, but didn’t use the word depression. However, can I also create a list of activities that resulted in positive feelings and well being? The list of happy times seemed short compared to the depression output. Claude said the list was probably much shorter because I didn’t journal as frequently when I felt good. So I decided to just generate my own list.
Things that make me happy that I typically don’t — or did not — write about, listed in alphabetical order. However, multiple items are no longer possible due to chronic pain.
- Things that make me happy that I typically don’t — or did not — write about, listed in alphabetical order.
- Art school projects
- Collecting antique wood boxes; stacking perfecting to make a “bear wall” for books/nicknacks / teddybears.
- Collecting teddybears and placing them on shelves in the proper place.
- Designing a taxonomy and sorting graphics into designated category (category for hearts and category for bears; where do you put a bear hugging an oversized heart?) Setting rules for how to decide.
- Designing and building goat pen in barn
- Designing and building Guinea pig agility equipment
- Designing t-shirts
- Digitize artwork
- Etching (intaglio print making)
- Evaluating user interfaces
- Hiking / bouldering at Devil’s lake
- Learn to play rugby
- Learning to knee on core ball, keeping balance
- Organizing my journal and writings
- Photo/graphic restoration
- Riding horses
- Rock climbing
- Ropes course
- Scanning life’s worth of photos
- Taking photographs
- Teaching Tai Chi sword
- Teaching web publishing to coworkers
- Testing out art supplies: tech pens / color pens
- Training my dog for obedience and agility
- Watching YouTube review videos for movies and books
- Working out at Princeton Club swimming and weight training
- Zentangle