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Social Battery Estimator
Estimate how much a planned event will drain you, get a recharge plan, and — later — mark what actually happened. Your calibration improves each time.
Estimate an upcoming event
0 events loggedPredicted drain
—Recharge protocol
Past events — predicted vs actual
Patterns from your past events
What this actually does
Two things. First, it externalises the "should I go?" feeling into a number. Second, it gives you the single thing most plans get wrong — a recharge protocol sized to the drain. A 30% drain and a 70% drain are not the same problem, and the recovery looks different.
Distinct from a checklist or "introvert/extrovert" quiz: every prediction you save can be compared to what actually happened. After about ten events, your personal calibration shows up clearly. Are you systematically over-estimating? Under-estimating? Accurate on small events, off on big ones? The patterns panel answers those.
Who it's for
Anyone whose social decisions feel like guessing. People who keep agreeing to things they regret. People who decline things they would have enjoyed. People whose "good day" or "bad day" after social events doesn't match what they expected. People in transition (new job, new city, post-partum) recalibrating their social life.
How to read the results
The predicted drain is a starting estimate — not a verdict. The recharge protocol is the part to actually do. Past events show up sorted by accuracy: events you read well build confidence; events you read badly tell you which inputs matter more for you (probably setting, or knowing people, not duration).
Limitations
This is a single-axis estimator (total drain). It doesn't capture the kind of drain — social anxiety, sensory overload, masking fatigue, post-event rumination each have different recovery patterns. If you usually feel better for having gone (recharge rather than drain), use the result with a grain of salt; the model assumes drain.
FAQ
I'm an introvert. Is this for me?
Probably — but the model is calibrated across a wide range. Introverts tend to score consistently high (more drain); extroverts with a busy social life usually score lower. Both groups still benefit from tracking predicted vs actual, because the model is meant to fit you, not a population.
What counts as "actual drain" after the event?
Whatever you'd tell a friend. "I was fine afterwards" → 0–20%. "I needed the next morning to recover" → 40–60%. "I couldn't function for two days" → 70%+. The prediction doesn't have to be exact to be useful; directionally useful is enough.
Can I delete a saved prediction?
Yes — open the past events list and use the small × button. Deletion is local-only; nothing is sent anywhere.
Why don't I have a "recharge" option for tiny drains?
You do — if drain is below ~25%, the protocol collapses to "no extra protocol needed". Recharging for non-existent tiredness creates its own pattern of always needing recovery. Sometimes the answer is "you're fine, go on with your day".
How do I use Social Battery Estimator step by step without mistakes?
Follow the order given in the usage section: Estimate how much a planned social event will drain you, get a personalised recharge protocol, then mark what actually happened. Tracks predicted vs actual over time. The step-by-step part matters less than the unit check that sits inside it. Confirm every unit matches the thing you are actually trying to measure before you press calculate - that single check catches more wrong answers than any other habit, and it costs about ten seconds.What are the common mistakes when using Social Battery Estimator?
Most common mistakes come down to four habits: entering 20 when the field expects 0.2 because the field is a percentage; leaving a field blank and accepting the default without checking what it stands for; changing one input and reading a result that was calculated before the change; and quoting the output as an exact figure when the page describes it as a reference estimate. Press calculate again after any edit, and treat the number as a reference point rather than a final answer.Advertisement