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I constantly forget to take showers due to depression. I know I'm not the only one ๐Ÿ˜‚ summer is early here in Texas and I don't want to be the stinky dude

Uses the humidity readings of my bathroom to determine whether I was in the shower:

  • A running 1 hour average of the bathroom humidity is measured.
  • If the current humidity is 8% above the average, it is triggered as "wet".
  • Then it marks down the last time, and then converts that to "days & hours since" last shower.

I have a badge at the top of my main dashboard that will let me know how long it's been. It's already been useful. If I see anything over 2 days I know it's past time for a shower

I got a false positive from washing my hands when it was set to trigger by 5% increases, so I changed it to 8%.

Happy to share my code if anyone wants to do the same!

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[โ€“] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 30 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

If you want to hijack your depressed reward system further, you could try to show a streak of how many days you've gone without missing a shower.

[โ€“] brisk@aussie.zone 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

For me streaks are a double edged sword; if I break a streak then the stat becomes a disincentive

[โ€“] pmtriste@lemmy.world 1 points 5 minutes ago

I have that same problem. I feel like nobody else I talk to understands what I'm saying.

[โ€“] Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Why not try a challenge for how long you can go without a shower?

[โ€“] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 15 hours ago

I think that's the opposite of what OP wants but still a nice technical challenge nonetheless

[โ€“] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 3 points 18 hours ago

Maybe an option for every other day too

[โ€“] 4lan@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Good idea! I aim for 2 days. My skin and hair hate Texas water

dude when i lived in texas i had to shower twice a day i got so greasy