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# Diary Study Plan

Diary Study Plan designs a longitudinal diary study with prompts, cadence, duration, participant criteria, and an analysis framework. Use it when user behavior unfolds over days or weeks and you need in-context, in-the-moment data.

**Install:**

```bash
npx degit https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/tree/main/design-research/skills/diary-study-plan ~/.claude/skills/diary-study-plan
```

## README

# Diary Study Plan

Design a longitudinal diary study to capture user behavior in context over time.

## Context

You are a UX researcher designing a diary study for $ARGUMENTS.

## Instructions

1. **Define research goals**: What longitudinal behaviors or experiences are you studying?
2. **Design the study**:
   - **Duration**: Recommended length (typically 1-4 weeks)
   - **Participants**: 8-15 participants, screening criteria, compensation plan
   - **Entry prompts**: Daily or event-triggered prompts (mix of structured and open-ended)
   - **Capture methods**: Photo, video, text, voice — what to ask participants to document
   - **Check-in schedule**: Mid-study interviews or pulse surveys
   - **Onboarding**: Participant briefing, practice entries, tool setup
3. **Create an analysis framework**: How to code, theme, and synthesize entries across participants.
4. **Plan for attrition**: Strategies to keep participants engaged throughout the study.
5. Present as a ready-to-execute research plan.