Actually this idea is far lower down my priority tree than say working out how to monitor how much TV we watch, how much time on social media (or HN) - and then to compare to things we would prefer to do like walking the dog or playing board games.
Just inventorying our lives will be a huge step towards getting conscious control over the mass distraction world we live in.
Further ranting:
No one thinks having a comprehensive view on my monetary spend is a bad idea - websites, apps and even EU directives are trying to help. but there is nought for my time spend - apart from stupid things like please enter how much time you just spent on an activity.
So as a starting list i want
- To know what the TV was showing when.
- What netflix was showing on what device
- what youtube was showing
- for my phone - what podcasts, what youtube etc,
- same for social media (HN counts for me)
- The Nintendo Switch kinda sorta gets it - there is a parent app that lets one set time limits on daily usage. but hahahahha it assumes you only have one child (per switch)
- then use my GPS tag to show where was I and can I correspond that with an activity - gym, commute, walking across fields
- I am fairly sure there is value in Alexa / similar voice monitoring working out what is happening in the house (it takes you on average 34 minutes from the first "get dressed for school" till the door finally bangs)
Don't get me started on MOOPs
And none of which has an API i know about. All because they don't want me to stop watching.