Before the Crash

Learn what tends to happen before you run out of steam

Track a few daily signals and look for patterns in the days when your energy drops or life starts feeling harder. Over time, Before the Crash helps you compare what changed beforehand — sleep, stress, workload, symptoms, routines, and anything else you choose to track.

Overview

Before the Crash tracks daily metrics (energy, sleep, stress, activities, physical symptoms, warning signs) to identify patterns that precede burnout. It analyzes YOUR specific crash indicators and shows what tended to change in the days before the ones you marked. Provides prioritized interventions with scripts for what to say/do. Designed for people who push through everything and need objective data to override their 'I'm fine' instinct.

How to use it

  1. Daily check-in: Rate energy (1-10), sleep quality (1-10), stress level (1-10), check activities, physical symptoms, and warning signs. Takes 60 seconds.
  2. Save entry: Data stored locally. Do this every day, even (especially) when you 'feel fine'.
  3. After 3+ days: Click 'Analyze Patterns' to see burnout risk assessment, your specific crash pattern, warning signs, and preventive actions.
  4. Follow interventions: Sorted by urgency (urgent/high/medium/low). Do the urgent ones even if you don't feel like you need to.
  5. Trust the data, not your feelings: If analysis says you're at high risk but you 'feel fine', the data is right. This is what poor interoception means.

Example

Scenario: You've been logging for 2 weeks. Stress has been 8+ for 6 days, sleep averaging 4.5/10, energy declined from 7 to 3, zero rest days. You 'feel fine' and think you can keep going.

What you do: Compare your check-ins. It lines up the days before the ones you marked against your ordinary days.

Result: Analysis shows: 'Your pattern: crash 2-4 days after stress hits 9 while sleep is below 6. Current status: BOTH thresholds met. Interventions: URGENT - Cancel tomorrow evening plans, call in sick if needed. HIGH - Delegate this week's project. Your current capacity: 30% below normal (can do 1-2 things today, not 5). Even if you feel fine, your logs show sleep deficit accumulating, no rest in 12 days, 4 warning signs present. Trust the data.' You cancel plans, take sick day, avoid the crash that would have forced shutdown for 2+ weeks.

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