The four states
Not a mood wheel. Not a 1–10 scale you'll argue with. Four colours, calibrated on sleep, that everyone around you can learn in about nine seconds.
Very tired
Systems running on reserve power. Keep requests short, decisions small, and expectations near the floor.
A bit less rested
Functional, with caveats. Everything will get done — just possibly in the wrong order, with one extra coffee.
Default day
The system is operating as designed. No notes. This is what most days are supposed to look like, and that's the point.
Super energised
Rare atmospheric conditions. An excellent day to start the ambitious thing — ideally before the feeling wears off.
The protocol
You're already doing this one. Take a moment to notice how the night actually went.
Red, Yellow, Green or Blue. Your gut answer is the right answer — the protocol doesn't do appeals.
Over weeks, the dots become a pattern. Too much Red clustering around certain weeks? Now you know.
Design principles
The payoff
Each dot is a morning. After a few weeks the tally starts telling you things — which weeks run hot, when the Reds cluster, and how rare Blue actually is.
An illustrative month. Mostly Green — the system operating as designed.
Free. No account theatrics. Takes less time than reading this sentence took.