If the events one wants to observe can not easily be related to triggers or are not as intrusive, it can be hard to use trigger approach. Instead the use of routine observations can be a viable alternative. While many self-research projects have played with automated alarms, experience shows that they are not very effective in the long term. While automated alarms as reminders can work in the short-term to provide reminders to record observations, their effectiveness quickly wears off due to alarm fatigue, resulting in not recording observations regularly. | If the events one wants to observe can not easily be related to triggers or are not as intrusive, it can be hard to use trigger approach. Instead the use of routine observations can be a viable alternative. While many self-research projects have played with automated alarms, experience shows that they are not very effective in the long term. While automated alarms as reminders can work in the short-term to provide reminders to record observations, their effectiveness quickly wears off due to alarm fatigue, resulting in not recording observations regularly. |