Feature
Add context to each feeling
A feeling word records what you felt. Context records the conditions around it: where you were, who was there, how you slept, and how intense the moment felt. Keeping those details with the check-in makes it possible to notice which conditions return with the same feelings.
How context & tags works
Context and tags attach the conditions around a feeling to the same check-in. Reusable labels record details such as place, company, and sleep, while intensity, time, and an optional note remain separate fields. The result is a structured record that can be compared across days without flattening the moment into one label.
The Feelings Wheel check-in captures the word first. Context then answers a different question: what was true around that feeling? If a preset label is too broad, notes can hold the exact event or phrase without turning every detail into a tag.
Tags the circumstances
Context tags hold short, reusable details about the moment. Place can be work or a commute; company can be alone or with family; a condition can be poor sleep or a deadline. Tapping the same labels across check-ins keeps those circumstances consistent enough to compare later.
Keeps separate fields separate
The feeling word is not a tag, and neither are intensity or the recorded time. They remain their own parts of the entry. A note is also separate: it holds written detail when a fixed label cannot preserve the useful detail. This separation stops one field from having to explain the whole moment.
Connects conditions to patterns
One tag says what surrounded one feeling. Repeated tags become useful when several entries can be read together. You might see that a word appears mostly at work, after poor sleep, or at a certain intensity. The record shows an association in your check-ins, not proof of a cause.
How to use context & tags
Adding context starts after the feeling is named. Choose only the tags that apply, set intensity as its own reading, and save those fields with the entry. A note remains optional. The sequence keeps the task short while preserving enough structure for repeated conditions to become visible later.
Leaving a chip unselected is useful information about the entry form, not about the importance of the feeling. Context is optional because some moments need only a word, while others become clearer with one or two concrete conditions attached.
Name the feeling first
Choose the feeling that fits before adding circumstances. Context should sit beside the word, not replace it. Starting with the feeling keeps a busy setting, a person, or a rough night from becoming the label for what you actually felt.
Tap the relevant tags
Select only the labels that describe this moment. A place, who you were with, or a condition such as poor sleep may matter; an available tag can stay untouched when it adds no information. The entry does not require a complete account of the day.
Set the intensity
Record how strong the feeling seems now. Intensity is kept separately from the context chips, so two entries can share a tag without being treated as equally strong. Use your present judgment; the number is a personal reading, not a test result.
Save the conditions together
Save the feeling, selected tags, intensity, and time as one check-in. Add a note only when a phrase would make the moment easier to recognize. Later, the history and stats views can read the structured fields without losing the words you chose at the time.
What context & tags shows you
Context can be read back as counts drawn from your own check-ins. The example tiles are illustrative, not product metrics, ratings, or targets. They show how often a place, company label, sleep condition, or intensity appeared in one personal history, so the numbers describe recorded entries rather than performance.
The stats and patterns view is where repeated conditions can be read beside repeated feeling words. A cluster can suggest a useful question, such as whether poor sleep often appears near the same feeling, but the app does not label that condition as its cause.
Place
Work · 5 check-ins
illustrative count from your own entries
Company
Alone · 4 check-ins
illustrative count from your own entries
Sleep
Poor sleep · 3 check-ins
illustrative count from your own entries
Intensity
7 / 10 · twice
illustrative reading from your own entries
Context tags vs. Written detail alone
Reusable context tags and written notes preserve different kinds of detail. Tags keep recurring conditions consistent enough to group, while a note preserves wording that may matter only once. MyFeelings keeps both available: structured fields for comparison and an optional note for the part that does not fit a fixed label.
| What stays usable | Context tags | Written detail alone |
|---|---|---|
| A repeated place | The same place label can be counted across entries | Place names may be phrased differently each time |
| Who was there | Company remains a separate, reusable condition | The detail is available only when it was written down |
| Sleep | A sleep tag can be compared with later check-ins | Sleep may be buried inside a longer sentence |
| Intensity | Strength remains in its own structured field | Words such as mild or strong may vary by entry |
| Specific detail | A separate note can preserve what the tags do not cover | Unstructured notes can hold detail but are harder to group consistently |
Other features
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Questions about context & tags
What context should I add to a feelings tracker?
Add a condition only when it may help you recognize the moment later. Place, who you were with, sleep, a situation such as a deadline, and intensity can all be useful. Skip any field that adds noise. Context is there to distinguish entries, not to produce a complete diary of the day.
Are intensity and time emotion tags?
No. The feeling word, intensity, and recorded time stay as separate structured fields. Tags describe circumstances such as place, company, sleep, or a recurring situation. A note is separate again and holds written detail. Keeping these fields distinct makes later counts easier to interpret.
Can I track sleep alongside my feelings?
Yes. A sleep-related tag such as poor sleep can stay with the feeling you logged. If it returns across several check-ins, you can compare those entries in your stats. The repetition may be worth noticing, but it does not establish that sleep caused the feeling.
Do I need to add a note when I use context tags?
No. Tags can stand on their own when the available labels describe the relevant conditions. Use a note for detail that does not fit cleanly, such as what happened before a conversation or why a deadline felt different. The note should add specificity, not repeat every selected tag.
How do context tags help reveal emotional patterns?
Reusing the same label lets the stats view group check-ins that share a condition. You can then read that condition beside the feeling words, intensity, and time recorded in those entries. A recurrence is a pattern in your log and a prompt for reflection, not a diagnosis or a proven cause.
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