First release of Flow Meter

I have released my first Android app to the market. Its called Flow Meter and provides a way to track how often you are in a state of Flow during the day. Flow is when you are performing at your best. The task at hand is neither too easy, nor too difficult. The more time you spend in a state of flow the better. The initial researcher on Flow was Mihály Csíkszentmihályi. In his experiments he gave pagers to a number of participants. At random points during the day he would page them and then ask them how they were feeling. He analysed their responses to find out what activities were most positive towards a persons wellbeing. This app is just an attempt to bring this experimental method up to date. You choose how often you want to be asked 'How are you?' - I reckon about 5 times is a good place to start. Then you tell the app when you get out of bed and when you go to bed - no point in looking to see if someone is at their best when they are asleep and the phone is off. Your phone will then pick random times and will show notifications on the status bar. Once you select how you are feeling the app goes away until the next time. A pie chart of your relative time spent in each mood is displayed for you. You can find the app here, or just scan this with your phone:
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