Use Elance for a Commercial Programming Project Completed
Created by Brock Tice Mar 04, 2010 | Category Other
Overview I have some programming projects on the back burner (i.e. Someday) that could yield commercial success if I ever had a chance to implement them. First among those is an Android app for doctors suggested by my wife. I'm going to try to get it done via Elance. See experiment
Nov 24, 2010
Your experiment is (kind of) encouraging. At least it seems there are some capable developers, even if they are somewhat lacking motivation.
Mar 01, 2011
Use Dance Dance Revolution for Exercise
Created by Brock Tice Dec 31, 2010 | Category Fitness/Exercise/Sports
Overview Play Dance Dance Revolution for at least 1/2 hour per day, 5 days / week, for one month. See experiment
Jan 25, 2011
Jan 29, 2011
Invest in an individual stock
Created by Brock Tice Jan 20, 2011 | Category Money/Finances
Overview Invest $1000 in a particular company that I suspect may do well. See experiment
Jan 25, 2011
Jan 25, 2011
My desperate attempt not to get more cavities in my teeth
Created by Brock Tice Jul 21, 2010 | Category Other
Overview
Per several regular trips to the dentist, I seem to have some weak spots on my teeth, probably from hardly ever flossing when I had braces. Somehow they are lately causing me problems. I'm using (at my dentist's recommendation):
Chlorohexidine rinse to brush, twice a week, and
Prescription-strength ...
See experiment
Dec 31, 2010
Dec 31, 2010
Back to Basics - Get rid of stuff
Created by Brock Tice Oct 20, 2010 | Category Other
Overview I am going to try to use "forget it/give it away/discard it/torch it" as my default response to almost everything. I have too much crap, too many inputs, and too many commitments. See experiment
Dec 31, 2010
Dec 31, 2010
Reserve Fridays for Biz Reading / Great Thoughts time Completed
Created by Brock Tice Jul 22, 2010 | Category Other
Overview Reserve Friday mornings for my weekly review and general system maintenance, and Friday afternoons for business-related reading and 'great thoughts' time. See experiment
Oct 14, 2010
Nov 22, 2010
Have magnet implanted in finger Completed
Created by Brock Tice May 03, 2010 | Category Other
Overview Have a magnet implanted in my finger, like this guy: http://feelingwaves.blogspot.com/ so that I can feel electromagnetic fields. See experiment
Oct 25, 2010
Nov 22, 2010
Optimize House Cleaning Completed
Created by Brock Tice Sep 28, 2009 | Category Other
Overview
1) Daily walkthrough of house to (objectively!) assess cleanliness and tidiness of each room<br/>
2) Clean as necessary, noting date, time, and duration, plus any particular steps or techniques used<br/>
3) Look for ways to shorten duration of cleaning for each task
See experiment
Oct 22, 2009
We just added the simplest implementation of this, based on your request, Brock. You can now edit an experiment's run state ("Running" and "Completed"). No more "Are you sure?" popup when you complete an experiment, too. Enjoy!
Oct 03, 2010
Record personal informatics with your.flowingdata Completed
Created by Brock Tice Jun 22, 2010 | Category Other
Overview Use your.flowingdata with Twitter to record daily events. The point is to get a personal informatics habit going. Once it's established, I'd like to go on alternating baseline periods with experimental periods. This will give me real data on how my experiments are affecting my life. See experiment
Aug 06, 2010
Aug 06, 2010
Try having a VA monitor and filter my email Completed
Created by Brock Tice May 24, 2010 | Category Other
Overview Hire one or two VAs and have them check my email twice a day. I'll provide a list of rules, and have them (a) notify me immediately of urgent things by phone (b) take care of everything they can via my rules and their judgement and (c) call me at the end of the day with a list of things that ultimately need my attention.... See experiment
Jun 22, 2010
Jun 23, 2010
