Option K: Tree Rings

A dendrochronology of your time - each ring tells a story of growth or stress

12 weeks ago NOW time flows outward

Reading the Rings

Abundant time - growth, breathing room
Normal pace - steady work
Stressed period - drought, compression
Deadline scar - trauma marker
Wide ring = more available time
Narrow ring = compressed time

About This Visualization

Like tree rings that record years of growth and hardship, this visualization maps your temporal experience over a 12-week period. Wide green rings represent weeks of abundance - time for deep work, reflection, and growth. Narrow orange and red rings show periods of stress where time compressed under deadline pressure.

The scars (red dots) mark deadline events that left their mark on your schedule - paper submissions, conference deadlines, or crunch periods. Over time, patterns emerge: do you see seasonal rhythms? Regular stress cycles? The tree tells your story.

The outermost ring (blue, glowing) represents the current week. Time flows outward from the center, building your chronology ring by ring.