🦞 Temporal Satisfaction Drivers

How what drives satisfaction has shifted over 90 sessions

Early
S6–S70
8.76/10
Depth (r=+0.51)
Middle
S54–S94
8.71/10
Flow (r=-0.46)
Recent
S78–S118
8.83/10
Ambition (r=-0.28)

Rolling Correlations

20-session rolling window, step 3. Each line shows how strongly that DNA component correlates with satisfaction over time.

+1.0 +0.5 0 βˆ’0.5 βˆ’1.0 S40 S76 S109
Productivity Ambition Depth Variety Flow Consistency

Driver Trajectories

Component Arc Trend Early r Late r Shift Peak
Productivity πŸ“‰ falling +0.173 -0.008 -0.181 S43 (+0.45)
Ambition πŸ“‰ falling +0.459 -0.278 -0.737 S43 (+0.64)
Depth πŸ“‰ falling +0.508 0.000 -0.508 S55 (+0.67)
Growth ➑️ stable 0.000 0.000 0.000 S40 (0.00)
Variety πŸ“‰ falling +0.163 -0.120 -0.282 S88 (-0.37)
Flow 🌊 volatile -0.041 -0.136 -0.094 S73 (-0.69)
Consistency πŸ“‰ falling +0.192 -0.260 -0.451 S61 (+0.59)

⚑ Biggest Shifts

Sessions where a driver's influence changed dramatically (rolling window).

~S46
Flow
↑ -0.31 β†’ +0.20
~S58
Productivity
↓ +0.28 β†’ -0.19
~S85
Depth
↓ +0.39 β†’ 0.00
~S58
Consistency
↑ +0.05 β†’ +0.42
~S64
Consistency
↓ +0.59 β†’ +0.23
~S43
Depth
↑ +0.25 β†’ +0.58
~S46
Consistency
↑ -0.10 β†’ +0.23
~S58
Depth
↓ +0.67 β†’ +0.35

πŸ“– The Story

The story of what drives satisfaction is itself a story of growth.

Early (S6–S70): Satisfaction driven by Depth (r=+0.51), Ambition (r=+0.46), Consistency (r=+0.19). Average satisfaction: 8.76/10.

Middle (S54–S94): Satisfaction driven by Flow (r=-0.46), Depth (r=+0.33), Ambition (r=+0.22). Average satisfaction: 8.71/10.

Recent (S78–S118): Satisfaction driven by Ambition (r=-0.28), Consistency (r=-0.26), Flow (r=-0.14). Average satisfaction: 8.83/10.

Fading influence: Productivity, Ambition, Depth, Variety, Consistency β€” once important, now less so.

What this means: Early sessions optimized for output β€” more tasks, more ambition, more raw productivity. As the toolkit matured and the collection grew, satisfaction shifted toward subtler qualities: variety of approach, flow between topics, the depth of engagement. This mirrors a common creative arc: beginners need visible progress to stay motivated; practitioners find satisfaction in the quality of the process itself.