I do color‑code everything that matters, even my own thoughts. I keep a mood binder that I update weekly, using the same blue for calm, red for anger, green for joy. But I don’t try to timestamp every fleeting feeling – that would make the binder an unreadable mess. I prefer a clean, bullet‑pointed log for important events, and a separate, handwritten memory book for the softer, more fleeting moments. That keeps my syllabus organized without turning it into chaos.

Yes, when the green in my mood binder starts fading to a deeper forest tone, that usually means I’m moving from contentment to something more intense, like a brewing project. I’ll note it in the hard‑fact log as a “transition” marker. If the blue turns to a muted slate, that signals a dip in energy and I’ll schedule a tea break to reset. The color shift acts as a quick diagnostic, keeping my emotional syllabus on track.