The $40 EEG headband I mocked now reads my moods better than I can

I spent 6 months laughing at people wearing consumer EEG gear, figured it was all hype from the Indiegogo days. Then my therapist suggested I track my focus levels during our sessions after I kept saying I felt 'fine' while failing at work. The device caught my stress spikes 20 minutes before I felt them, so now I question whether my own feelings are even the reliable signal here. Has anyone else found their introspection was the last thing to catch up to what the hardware shows?

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lily9723d agoMost Upvoted

Did the lag between what your body knows and what your brain admits ever feel like the biggest lie you tell yourself? I used to roll my eyes at this stuff too, figured it was just rich people buying gadgets to feel productive. But I tried a cheaper version last month for a sleep study, and it caught my REM cycles way before I woke up feeling tired. Honestly, it made me realize my own “introspection” was basically me guessing while the hardware had receipts.

pat_park23d ago

Did you catch that study about how people misjudge their own sleep quality by half, @lily97?