Self Experimentation

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My Fear Heuristic

lsusrDec 1, 2020, 8:00 AM

118 points

13 comments1 min readLW link

Self-Blinded Caffeine RCT

niplavJun 27, 2023, 12:38 PM

45 points

9 comments8 min readLW link

Barefoot FAQ

dkl9Mar 26, 2024, 4:29 PM

0 points

8 comments2 min readLW link

(dkl9.net)

Experiments as a Third Alternative

Adam ZernerOct 29, 2023, 12:39 AM

48 points

21 comments5 min readLW link

Don’t Fear Failure

atuckerApr 3, 2011, 10:52 PM

40 points

12 comments2 min readLW link

Things You’re Allowed to Do: University Edition

Saul MunnFeb 6, 2024, 12:36 AM

97 points

13 comments5 min readLW link

(www.brasstacks.blog)

Try more things.

whalesJan 12, 2014, 1:25 AM

88 points

20 comments7 min readLW link

Diet Experiment Preregistration: Long-term water fasting + seed oil removal

lcAug 23, 2023, 10:08 PM

56 points

18 comments1 min readLW link

Self-Blinded L-Theanine RCT

niplavOct 31, 2023, 3:24 PM

53 points

12 comments3 min readLW link

I Caught Covid And All I Got Was This Lousy Ambiguous Data

ElizabethApr 21, 2022, 7:30 PM

47 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

(acesounderglass.com)

One Year of Pomodoros

Alex_AltairDec 31, 2020, 4:42 AM

56 points

7 comments9 min readLW link

Using the Quantified Self paradigma for COVID-19

ChristianKlMar 22, 2020, 9:14 PM

27 points

11 comments3 min readLW link

Please Bet On My Quantified Self Decision Markets

niplavDec 1, 2023, 8:07 PM

36 points

6 comments6 min readLW link

Break your habits: be more empirical

AcademianOct 2, 2010, 9:04 PM

151 points

33 comments2 min readLW link

[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 CJul 3, 2020, 9:02 PM

20 points

6 comments4 min readLW link

Destroying Insecurity and Boosting Confidence Through Your Interests and Values

OlitnessAug 1, 2021, 2:34 PM

21 points

4 comments5 min readLW link

(olitness.wordpress.com)

Michael Dickens’ Caffeine Tolerance Research

niplavSep 4, 2024, 3:41 PM

46 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

(mdickens.me)

Pomodoro Method Randomized Self Experiment

niplavSep 29, 2024, 9:55 PM

14 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What are things you’re allowed to do as a startup?

ElizabethJun 20, 2024, 12:01 AM

30 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

Things You’re Allowed to Do: At the Dentist

rbinnnJan 28, 2024, 6:39 PM

39 points

16 comments1 min readLW link

(metavee.github.io)

Just Try It: Quantity Trumps Quality

atuckerApr 4, 2011, 1:13 AM

88 points

83 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] What metrics should I track when experimenting with sleep?

CheerfulWarriorFeb 8, 2021, 5:22 PM

10 points

13 comments1 min readLW link

Meta-preferences are weird

Bird Concept and Charlie Steiner

Jul 16, 2020, 11:03 PM

13 points

2 comments5 min readLW link

Self-Experiment: Does Working More Hours Increase My Output?

lynettebyeApr 3, 2020, 9:36 PM

53 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

30-ish focusing tips

Raymond DouglasOct 22, 2021, 7:38 PM

22 points

4 comments6 min readLW link

Whereby: The Zoom alternative you probably haven’t heard of

Itay DreyfusJan 29, 2025, 1:01 PM

4 points

0 comments7 min readLW link

(productidentity.co)

Make your training useful

AnnaSalamonFeb 12, 2011, 2:14 AM

141 points

46 comments5 min readLW link

I tried to learn as much Deep Learning math as I could in 24 hours

PhosphorousJan 8, 2023, 9:07 PM

31 points

2 comments7 min readLW link

Self-Similarity Experiment

Dawn DrescherAug 15, 2020, 1:19 PM

12 points

0 comments10 min readLW link

No, Seriously. Just Try It: TAPs

HazardJan 14, 2018, 3:24 PM

16 points

14 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What is the evidence for productivity benefits of weightlifting?

jpJun 2, 2019, 7:17 PM

59 points

27 comments1 min readLW link

Experiment Idea Thread - Spring 2011

PsychohistorianMay 6, 2011, 6:10 PM

35 points

54 comments1 min readLW link

A Good Posture - Muscles & Self-Awareness.

leggiNov 15, 2019, 9:19 AM

10 points

3 comments7 min readLW link

Rationalist Lent

Qiaochu_YuanFeb 13, 2018, 11:55 PM

41 points

61 comments1 min readLW link

Magnetic rings (the most mediocre superpower) A review.

EloJul 30, 2015, 1:23 PM

52 points

34 comments4 min readLW link

Sleep Quality: Strategies that work for me

Lukas TrötzmüllerFeb 15, 2023, 12:17 AM

16 points

3 comments7 min readLW link

Programming an IFS for alternate uses

SilverFlameApr 29, 2023, 12:25 AM

5 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Without a phone for 10 days

Benjamin SpiegelOct 10, 2021, 5:19 AM

19 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

[Personal Experiment] One Year without Junk Media: Six-Month Update

lsusrJun 18, 2020, 4:34 PM

69 points

21 comments1 min readLW link

Micro Habits that Improve One’s Day

silentbobJul 1, 2023, 10:53 AM

64 points

9 comments5 min readLW link

[Update] Without a phone for 10 days

Benjamin SpiegelOct 20, 2021, 1:17 AM

11 points

13 comments2 min readLW link

How harmful is music, really?

dkl9Sep 17, 2024, 2:53 PM

10 points

6 comments3 min readLW link

(dkl9.net)

[Personal Experiment] Counterbalancing Risk-Aversion

lsusrNov 15, 2019, 8:34 AM

31 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Singularity Mindset

alkjashJan 19, 2018, 12:32 AM

52 points

16 comments4 min readLW link

(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Seed Study: Polyphasic Sleep in Ten Steps

LoganStrohlJul 11, 2013, 7:17 AM

46 points

135 comments4 min readLW link

Does playing hard to get work? AB testing for romance

amplemapleOct 26, 2020, 3:29 PM

17 points

26 comments5 min readLW link

Applying Behavioral Psychology on Myself

John_MaxwellJun 20, 2010, 6:25 AM

72 points

39 comments2 min readLW link

Decaf vs. regular coffee self-experiment

NaiveTortoiseMar 1, 2020, 7:19 PM

10 points

8 comments7 min readLW link

(an1lam.github.io)

A Clearer Thinking tool that teaches you to use Internal Family Systems concepts

spencergApr 28, 2023, 1:42 PM

31 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(programs.clearerthinking.org)

[Personal Experiment] One Year without Junk Media

lsusrDec 14, 2019, 8:26 AM

45 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

Self-experiment Protocol: Effect of Chocolate on Sleep

NoSignalNoNoiseJul 22, 2019, 3:32 AM

30 points

8 comments2 min readLW link

No, Seriously. Just Try It.

lukeprogApr 20, 2011, 4:11 PM

90 points

42 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Are parasitic worms an effective weapon against MS?

DemeterJul 23, 2020, 1:59 PM

31 points

11 comments9 min readLW link

Hammertime Day 1: Bug Hunt

alkjashJan 30, 2018, 6:40 AM

119 points

28 comments5 min readLW link

(radimentary.wordpress.com)

Doing a self-randomized study of the impacts of glycine on sleep (Science is hard)

thedissonance.netJan 17, 2025, 6:49 PM

11 points

5 comments11 min readLW link

Sabbath hard and go home

BenquoSep 27, 2017, 7:49 AM

100 points

15 comments5 min readLW link

More Dakka

ZviDec 2, 2017, 1:10 PM

222 points

31 comments13 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Parametrize Priority Evaluations

SilverFlameApr 8, 2023, 12:39 AM

2 points

2 comments6 min readLW link

[untitled post]

Dixon BrMay 10, 2025, 11:50 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

A Day Without Defaults

katydeeOct 20, 2014, 8:07 AM

49 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How could I measure the nootropic benefits testosterone injections may have?

shapeshifterMay 18, 2023, 9:40 PM

10 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Physical alignment—do you have it? Take a minute & check.

leggiFeb 5, 2020, 4:02 AM

4 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Time is not the bottleneck (on making progress thinking about difficult things)

kmanSep 12, 2022, 8:45 PM

30 points

10 comments1 min readLW link

Rationalist Lent

Qiaochu_YuanFeb 14, 2013, 6:32 AM

65 points

82 comments1 min readLW link

Psycho-cybernetics: experimental notes

romeostevensitSep 18, 2018, 7:21 PM

59 points

3 comments13 min readLW link

Experimenting with Android Digital Wellbeing

Yair HalberstadtOct 21, 2021, 5:43 AM

8 points

4 comments3 min readLW link

Reinforcement and Short-Term Rewards as Anti-Akratic

IntrismApr 13, 2013, 8:47 PM

35 points

27 comments5 min readLW link

Reflections on a no content January 2020 experiment

EloMar 22, 2020, 3:32 PM

33 points

1 comment2 min readLW link

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