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My Fear Heuristic
lsusr
Dec 1, 2020, 8:00 AM
117
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Self-Blinded Caffeine RCT
niplav
Jun 27, 2023, 12:38 PM
45
points
9
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Experiments as a Third Alternative
Adam Zerner
Oct 29, 2023, 12:39 AM
48
points
21
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Barefoot FAQ
dkl9
Mar 26, 2024, 4:29 PM
0
points
8
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(dkl9.net)
Michael Dickens’ Caffeine Tolerance Research
niplav
Sep 4, 2024, 3:41 PM
46
points
5
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(mdickens.me)
Pomodoro Method Randomized Self Experiment
niplav
Sep 29, 2024, 9:55 PM
14
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Self-Experiment: Does Working More Hours Increase My Output?
lynettebye
Apr 3, 2020, 9:36 PM
53
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Diet Experiment Preregistration: Long-term water fasting + seed oil removal
lc
Aug 23, 2023, 10:08 PM
56
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Please Bet On My Quantified Self Decision Markets
niplav
Dec 1, 2023, 8:07 PM
36
points
6
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Try more things.
whales
Jan 12, 2014, 1:25 AM
88
points
20
comments
7
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What metrics should I track when experimenting with sleep?
CheerfulWarrior
Feb 8, 2021, 5:22 PM
10
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meta-preferences are weird
Bird Concept
and
Charlie Steiner
Jul 16, 2020, 11:03 PM
13
points
2
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Things You’re Allowed to Do: University Edition
Saul Munn
Feb 6, 2024, 12:36 AM
96
points
13
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(www.brasstacks.blog)
[Question]
If someone you loved was experiencing unremitting suffering (related to a constellation of multi-dimensional factors and processes, those of which include anomalous states of consciousness and an iatrogenic mental health system), what would you think and what would you do?
Sara C
Jul 3, 2020, 9:02 PM
20
points
6
comments
4
min read
LW
link
I Caught Covid And All I Got Was This Lousy Ambiguous Data
Elizabeth
Apr 21, 2022, 7:30 PM
47
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
(acesounderglass.com)
[Question]
What are things you’re allowed to do as a startup?
Elizabeth
Jun 20, 2024, 12:01 AM
30
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
One Year of Pomodoros
Alex_Altair
Dec 31, 2020, 4:42 AM
56
points
7
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Things You’re Allowed to Do: At the Dentist
rbinnn
Jan 28, 2024, 6:39 PM
39
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(metavee.github.io)
Don’t Fear Failure
atucker
Apr 3, 2011, 10:52 PM
40
points
12
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Break your habits: be more empirical
Academian
Oct 2, 2010, 9:04 PM
150
points
33
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Destroying Insecurity and Boosting Confidence Through Your Interests and Values
Olitness
Aug 1, 2021, 2:34 PM
21
points
4
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(olitness.wordpress.com)
Using the Quantified Self paradigma for COVID-19
ChristianKl
Mar 22, 2020, 9:14 PM
27
points
11
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Just Try It: Quantity Trumps Quality
atucker
Apr 4, 2011, 1:13 AM
88
points
83
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Self-Blinded L-Theanine RCT
niplav
Oct 31, 2023, 3:24 PM
53
points
12
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Rationalist Lent
Qiaochu_Yuan
Feb 14, 2013, 6:32 AM
65
points
82
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationalist Lent
Qiaochu_Yuan
Feb 13, 2018, 11:55 PM
41
points
61
comments
1
min read
LW
link
No, Seriously. Just Try It.
lukeprog
Apr 20, 2011, 4:11 PM
90
points
42
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How could I measure the nootropic benefits testosterone injections may have?
shapeshifter
May 18, 2023, 9:40 PM
10
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Self-Similarity Experiment
Dawn Drescher
Aug 15, 2020, 1:19 PM
12
points
0
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Seed Study: Polyphasic Sleep in Ten Steps
LoganStrohl
Jul 11, 2013, 7:17 AM
45
points
135
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Reflections on a no content January 2020 experiment
Elo
Mar 22, 2020, 3:32 PM
33
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
A Day Without Defaults
katydee
Oct 20, 2014, 8:07 AM
49
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Experiment Idea Thread - Spring 2011
Psychohistorian
May 6, 2011, 6:10 PM
35
points
54
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Self-experiment Protocol: Effect of Chocolate on Sleep
NoSignalNoNoise
Jul 22, 2019, 3:32 AM
30
points
8
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Micro Habits that Improve One’s Day
silentbob
Jul 1, 2023, 10:53 AM
62
points
9
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[Personal Experiment] Counterbalancing Risk-Aversion
lsusr
Nov 15, 2019, 8:34 AM
31
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Magnetic rings (the most mediocre superpower) A review.
Elo
Jul 30, 2015, 1:23 PM
52
points
34
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Reinforcement and Short-Term Rewards as Anti-Akratic
Intrism
Apr 13, 2013, 8:47 PM
35
points
27
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Does playing hard to get work? AB testing for romance
amplemaple
Oct 26, 2020, 3:29 PM
17
points
26
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Decaf vs. regular coffee self-experiment
NaiveTortoise
Mar 1, 2020, 7:19 PM
10
points
8
comments
7
min read
LW
link
(an1lam.github.io)
[Update] Without a phone for 10 days
Benjamin Spiegel
Oct 20, 2021, 1:17 AM
11
points
13
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Experimenting with Android Digital Wellbeing
Yair Halberstadt
Oct 21, 2021, 5:43 AM
8
points
4
comments
3
min read
LW
link
30-ish focusing tips
Raymond D
Oct 22, 2021, 7:38 PM
22
points
4
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Time is not the bottleneck (on making progress thinking about difficult things)
kman
Sep 12, 2022, 8:45 PM
30
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
I tried to learn as much Deep Learning math as I could in 24 hours
Phosphorous
Jan 8, 2023, 9:07 PM
31
points
2
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Sleep Quality: Strategies that work for me
Lukas Trötzmüller
Feb 15, 2023, 12:17 AM
16
points
3
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Without a phone for 10 days
Benjamin Spiegel
Oct 10, 2021, 5:19 AM
19
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How harmful is music, really?
dkl9
Sep 17, 2024, 2:53 PM
10
points
6
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(dkl9.net)
Doing a self-randomized study of the impacts of glycine on sleep (Science is hard)
thedissonance.net
Jan 17, 2025, 6:49 PM
11
points
5
comments
11
min read
LW
link
Whereby: The Zoom alternative you probably haven’t heard of
Itay Dreyfus
Jan 29, 2025, 1:01 PM
4
points
0
comments
7
min read
LW
link
(productidentity.co)
Parametrize Priority Evaluations
SilverFlame
Apr 8, 2023, 12:39 AM
2
points
2
comments
6
min read
LW
link
A Clearer Thinking tool that teaches you to use Internal Family Systems concepts
spencerg
Apr 28, 2023, 1:42 PM
31
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(programs.clearerthinking.org)
Hammertime Day 1: Bug Hunt
alkjash
Jan 30, 2018, 6:40 AM
117
points
28
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)
[Personal Experiment] One Year without Junk Media: Six-Month Update
lsusr
Jun 18, 2020, 4:34 PM
69
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Programming an IFS for alternate uses
SilverFlame
Apr 29, 2023, 12:25 AM
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Are parasitic worms an effective weapon against MS?
Demeter
Jul 23, 2020, 1:59 PM
31
points
11
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Physical alignment—do you have it? Take a minute & check.
leggi
Feb 5, 2020, 4:02 AM
4
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A Good Posture - Muscles & Self-Awareness.
leggi
Nov 15, 2019, 9:19 AM
10
points
3
comments
7
min read
LW
link
More Dakka
Zvi
Dec 2, 2017, 1:10 PM
222
points
29
comments
13
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Make your training useful
AnnaSalamon
Feb 12, 2011, 2:14 AM
141
points
46
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Sabbath hard and go home
Benquo
Sep 27, 2017, 7:49 AM
99
points
15
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Singularity Mindset
alkjash
Jan 19, 2018, 12:32 AM
52
points
16
comments
4
min read
LW
link
(radimentary.wordpress.com)
Psycho-cybernetics: experimental notes
romeostevensit
Sep 18, 2018, 7:21 PM
59
points
3
comments
13
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What is the evidence for productivity benefits of weightlifting?
jp
Jun 2, 2019, 7:17 PM
59
points
27
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Applying Behavioral Psychology on Myself
John_Maxwell
Jun 20, 2010, 6:25 AM
72
points
39
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Personal Experiment] One Year without Junk Media
lsusr
Dec 14, 2019, 8:26 AM
45
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
No, Seriously. Just Try It: TAPs
Hazard
Jan 14, 2018, 3:24 PM
16
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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