Diary Study Plan

This generates a complete diary study research plan when you need to understand how users behave over time in their natural environment. It walks through research goals, study design (duration, participant criteria, entry prompts, capture methods), analysis framework, and attrition strategies. You get 8-15 participants, a mix of daily and event-triggered prompts, and concrete guidance on onboarding and mid-study check-ins. Useful when surveys are too shallow and interviews miss the messy reality of how people actually use something day to day. The output is meant to be a ready-to-execute plan, not just theory.

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$ npx -y skills add owl-listener/designer-skills --skill diary-study-plan --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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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

Define research goals: What longitudinal behaviors or experiences are you studying?
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
Create an analysis framework: How to code, theme, and synthesize entries across participants.
Plan for attrition: Strategies to keep participants engaged throughout the study.
Present as a ready-to-execute research plan.