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SomethingMoreToSay t1_j3qemyc wrote

I appreciate that most people here want to talk about the data rather than the presentation, but this sub is 'data is beautiful' rather than 'data is interesting', so...

Personally I think the colour scale isn't at all helpful. There's no progression of colours, and no easy way to spot patterns. The presentation would be hugely improved by the use of a conventional colour scale, such as dark > midtone > white or red > yellow > green.

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Crap_at_butt_dot_com t1_j3qe9ck wrote

Great dedication to data gathering!

It would be easier for me to visualize if the color scale were simpler and more directional (this one goes back and forth to my eye). The greys in the beginning and purple at the end blend together when I look at this on screen. That obscures where there are highs and lows. If it went white to black in one direction it might be easier. Rainbow is good for these too, but typically red feels like a problem or limit that you don’t want to exceed. You could also bundle some ex: 0, 1, 2 or more per day.

Are you thinking menstruation is correlated? Or are you looking to see if it is? If so, maybe you can rearrange your data to show poop qty trends relative to days before or after period start.

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Crap_at_butt_dot_com t1_j3qdnmv wrote

If you’re making your own, try slowly blending in more and more decaf. Maybe start at 25% decaf and increase 25% each week. Later you can use a caffeine free sub and do this again (teechino, postum, chicory, etc)

Then like any other addiction, know that you can be susceptible to fall back quickly. Watch out for it, especially early on.

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petili OP t1_j3q9s0v wrote

I liked Mistborn a lot! The two other books of the trilogy are already on my "to read"-shelf. I'm currently debating whether I should take a break from my GoT project to continue the Mistborn story.

I have not read WoT (that's Wheel of Time, right?). I saw how many books there are and was suuuper intimidated.

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AugustCharisma t1_j3q8kz7 wrote

But looking at the chart (disclaimer: I’m a scientist and see a lot of data) it doesn’t look like a package deal.

I would create a “score” for your periods (just use number of poops and average them for those days). Maybe both sum and average. Then repeat for the week after. Then repeat for the week before. (I’m using week loosely.) Then average all scores per category. So you might go to your OBGYN and say “after tracking 15 cycles, I poop x times with an average of Mx during my period but y and z times in other weeks with averages of My and Mz”.

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