Gathering data also helps you make micro-comparisons of better and worse: Are there times you feel more stable, more grounded, more able to breathe inside your loss? Does anything—a person, a place, an activity—add to your energy bank account? Are there activities or interactions that make this feel just a little softer or gentler? What’s going on before and during those times? Conversely, are there activities or environments that absolutely make things worse? What elements contribute to making things suck even more than they already do?
