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Measuring the '''impact of work-related stress''' is a post-hoc self-research project that uses retrospective data to evaluate whether typically stress-associated physiological variables show any deviation from a baseline after the experience of intense job-related stress.  

Measuring the '''impact of work-related stress''' is a post-hoc self-research project that uses retrospective data to evaluate whether typically stress-associated physiological variables show any deviation from a baseline after the experience of intense job-related stress. Using a retrospective approach it uses resting heart rate, heart rate variability, body weight and step counts to attempt to differentiate between different kinds of stress that were experienced over a period between September 2021 and April/May 2022.  

{{Project Infobox|Self researchers=User:Gedankenstuecke|Related tools=Fitbit, Oura Ring|Related topics=Stress, HRV, Sleep, Weight, Activity tracking}}

{{Project Infobox|Self researchers=User:Gedankenstuecke|Related tools=Fitbit, Oura Ring|Related topics=Stress, HRV, Sleep, Weight, Activity tracking}}

With the stress of the job application period over and having a clear exit strategy to leave my current environment, I was wondering whether any of physiological data from wearables etc. would show signs of this prior stress through deviations from a baseline. This approach would be similar to other projects I have done in the past, e.g. regarding the impact my PhD writing period had on me<ref>Writing up a PhD: Some numbers https://tzovar.as/writing-up-a-phd/</ref><ref>A PhD writing survival guide https://tzovar.as/phd-survival-guide/</ref> or the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns<ref>The effects the COVID-19 lockdown had on me https://tzovar.as/lockdown-effects/</ref>.

With the stress of the job application period over and having a clear exit strategy to leave my current environment, I was wondering whether any of physiological data from wearables etc. would show signs of this prior stress through deviations from a baseline. This approach would be similar to other projects I have done in the past, e.g. regarding the impact my PhD writing period had on me<ref>Writing up a PhD: Some numbers https://tzovar.as/writing-up-a-phd/</ref><ref>A PhD writing survival guide https://tzovar.as/phd-survival-guide/</ref> or the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns<ref>The effects the COVID-19 lockdown had on me https://tzovar.as/lockdown-effects/</ref>.

My main two questions were:  

My two main questions were:  

* Do typically stress-related physiological variables show any changes compared to the baseline during this stress-period?

* Do typically stress-related physiological variables show any changes compared to the baseline during this stress-period?