Misu automatically tracks your mood via facial micro-expressions intermittently throughout the day. Misü helps you learn how apps and websites impact your mental health. Misü is like a Fitbit for your mood, that works on your Mac today.
Misü has helped me better understand patterns in my mood changes over the course of hours, days and weeks. Since it automatically logs my activity along with my mood, I’ve been able to identify the sources of my greatest changes in mood.
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I was in the beta release and love it -- the app is so easy to use that I leave it on all of the time and have about 6 months of data on my mental health and well-being.
I check the app almost daily to see how my mental health has been for the past few days and, if it’s been dropping, I try to figure out what about my routine hasn’t been working for me and sometimes add a run or other fun activity to my schedule to brighten up my day. I’ve also learned that I really enjoy social time with coworkers (meetings, Slack) and, surprisingly, my mood drops most of the time when I watch tv.
It’s been a fun journey witnessing the product grow from its early stages - the team’s been great about receiving feedback and making changes quickly. Appreciate all of your hard work!
This is dope! Stoked to try this out - great work. Wonder how my expressions range from when programming to taking sales calls 😄
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I've been an early beta tester of Misu and have used it on and off over the last few months. Why I would recommend it:
- The accuracy of the facial expressions to the mood score is impressive. You can try it out during the onboarding - it recognizes when you're intensely smiling or frowning and it's something you don't even have to think about during the day. It's something I've rarely been self-aware of and it's refreshing to retrain your cingulate cortex :)
- The UI is beautiful 🤩If you love apps like Headspace, you'll love the simple, elegant and fun UI elements on here. Everything from mini cartoons to beautiful dashboards.
- If you've ever done anything like intermittent fasting, you'll realize that fasting for long periods of time can help you understand and change your body's limits - you'll drink water a lot more in the morning and in between meals; it will intrinsically change your dependencies. I see the future of Misu as a great opportunity for this reason - it will prompt you to smile more when you're enjoying stuff, elevate your mood by identifying the right cues, and give you greater agency over your brain's response selection.
- @applecider_ and his team are awesome. During the beta testing period, they led with care, curiosity, and empathy. The product is not for everyone but I am confident in their ability to listen and take genuine interest in making it better.
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Particularly in todays uncertain times, society desperately needs technology that will help manage stress.
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This indicator has been helpful at showing me how each individual websites or app on my computer can impact me emotionally. The dashboard helps me reflect on my mood throughout the day and gives clues on how I could better protect my mental wellbeing while on the computer.
I’d say it’s like Screentime or Togl on steroids, but instead of time and task tracking, for understanding our emotional quota.
Definitely helps during the quarantine situation when I’m in front of the computer all day and surrounded by COVID19 news.
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Misu helped me become more aware of my mood during writing my M.Sc. thesis. It showed me how procrastinating on Facebook and YouTube negatively impacted my mood. It also helped me realize I was most productive when my mood was good. By combining these I was able to be more effective during my work hours.
October
Paragon