Why Mood-Based Study Dashboard Failed

User selects mood (tired, focused, anxious, motivated) Dashboard changes colours, motivational text, and suggests study techniques (Pomodoro, blurting, etc.).

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January 24, 2026AnonymousJan 24, 2026
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💡What was the idea?

Help students study in a way that respects their mental state instead of fighting it. choose the current mood-> Based on that Action Mapping like suggesting some tips that could help.

What went wrong?

Feels nice but doesn’t improve results. Good UI wasn't the only goal. It was supposed to help with the current mood but focusing more on productivity part.. that distracted us from the main goal and lead to failure.

What would you do differently?

No answer provided.

Biggest lesson learned

Following the plan that we initially set up for the project...changing it just because we want to make it something more messed things up.

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