Here is the original thread if you are interested. 24.5k upvotes. https://old.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/7xe5o6/heart_rate_when_my_wife_asked_for_a_divorce_oc/
this is what I’m talking about, Pete. It’s for your own good. This obsession with gathering data has to stop.
What’s this from?
From their convo, obviously.
But the data clearly shows that I function better when I’m collecting data. I even compared them to a dummy variable as a control.
A screenshot from Reddit is wild. Are you even the OP?
No
Damn. 20 minutes.
The BPM spike at “can we talk?” makes me think he saw it coming.
Could be, but in my experience that phrase is never followed by something good. :/
True, and it even tracks with the lack of success for Joan Rivers’ talk show career.
The entire time he was thinking
“This could’ve been an email”
Getting a divorce can give you a heart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack, you ought to know by now.
I applaud the commit, but also, my condolences :(
Now he has the chance for a healthy relationship.
Judging from the heart rate they didn’t take it well…
Or they took it really, really well.
So what you’re saying is taking a walk is beneficial for stabilising the heart rate?
Yep. Look up HRV instead of heart rate.
Pinpoint the 5 second interval*
OK, wise guy, listen here… >:(
semi-related:
Broke up in mid-June.
Seems to have been the right decision
Congrats! Which tool & app to you get this data with?
A mood tracker called Daylio. I don’t love this one but it works.
I use Pixels, it’s very barebones but that’s exactly what I wanted in a mood tracker!
Also me with a spreadsheet…
