improve sleep hygiene New Experiment
Created by Matthew Cornell 2 days ago | Tags health, mood, sleep, energy, fatigue, exhaustion
Overview I will try a sequence of individual strategies to improve my sleep, which as been off for months due to recent, large stressors. I haven't yet clarified which I'll try, and in what order, but I want to capture the experiment here in Edison. See experiment
yesterday
9 hours ago
Outsource Edison Facebook Connect Feature to Elance and Freelancer New Experiment
Created by Matthew Cornell yesterday | Tags software, edison, web, programming, outsourcing, facebook, ruby on rails, heroku
Overview Edison 1.2.1 will allow Facebook users to log in without creating an Edison account. I'll put the project up on http://www.elance.com/ and http://www.freelancer.com/ and see who bids. Ideally I'll find someone appropriate and get the feature implemented! See experiment
yesterday
Try melatonin to see impact on sleep Completed
Created by Matthew Cornell Sep 19, 2009 | Tags health, mood, sleep, melatonin
Overview I'll take 3mg at night for two weeks and see the effect it has on sleeping. I'll measure informally (we need that iPhone app, darn it!) See experiment
May 03, 2010
2 days ago
Overeating reset Completed
Created by Matthew Cornell Jun 21, 2010 | Tags health, stress, diet, food, overeating
Overview I've been eating more than I need lately, and I want to cut back to normal. The eating is emotional, i.e., I eat not because I'm hungry but because I'm unhappy or needing stimulation. I'll apply the Think, Try, Learn principle of simply measuring my weight each morning in underpants, then writing down what I eat each day... See experiment
10 days ago
7 days ago
Put together a local open-enrollment workshop on productivity Completed
Created by Matthew Cornell Apr 27, 2010 | Tags gtd, training, workshop, productivity, continuing ed, getting things done, seminar, workflow
Overview I'll explore hosting a local version of my "Workflow 101" full-day workshop that I put on for companies. See experiment
8 days ago
7 days ago
adopt a new oral care regime
Created by Matthew Cornell May 23, 2010 | Tags health, dental, teeth, gums, mouth, brush, brushing, tooth, periodontal
Overview Start a more specific and rigorous nightly mouth care practice based on the recommendation of my new periodontist, including following the instructions below, and taking two pills daily: Coenzyme Q10 100mg/day, and Periostat 2x/day (not sure standard dosage). I'll do it starting the week of 5/17 through the week of 7/12 ... See experiment
10 days ago
10 days ago
Design and Release Edison v1.2! Completed
Created by Matthew Cornell Apr 24, 2010 | Tags software, ttl, edison, agile, Think, Try, Learn, web 2.0, web, experiments, rapid iterations, design, meta
Overview
Lead the design and implementation of the next set of Edison features (see below). Since our wonderful Andy is busy, I'll need to find a Ruby on Rails person to augment the fabulous Edison team (Liza and Graham). Features:
o Replace Edison logo with attached (TM added)
o See design notes in attached spec. New t...
See experiment
23 days ago
11 days ago
monitor and reset health during vacation Completed
Created by Matthew Cornell 23 days ago | Tags health, mood, sleep, meditation, stretching, exercise, tracking, bipolar, anxiety
Overview
I've been exhausted for the last few months, so during vacation 7/9-7/18 I will chart my mood and sleep [1], do a simple daily meditation [2], cut back on chocolate, do only moderate exercise (no MTB), and continue nightly stretching [3].
[1] Similar to http://www.psycheducation.org/PCP/handouts/Mood_Chart.doc...
See experiment
21 days ago
12 days ago
Write the book "Think, Try, Learn: A scientific method for discovering happiness"
Created by Matthew Cornell Apr 11, 2010 | Tags ttl, writing, Think, Try, Learn, happiness, books, author, Think Try Learn
Overview I will write a book on the ideas that've been emerging for the last five years. It's part of the overall Think, Try, Learn vision of creating a book teaching the theory and practice, and a software platform for applying the ideas. I'll apply the writing techniques and philosophies that I come across that resonate. See experiment
Jun 20, 2010
24 days ago
promote Where the !@#% did my day go?
Created by Matthew Cornell Sep 16, 2009 | Tags business, sales, e-books, ebooks
Overview I'll test a number of methods to promote my guide. I will track each activity, how long I perform it, number of sales, then analyze effectiveness of each. See experiment
May 12, 2010
24 days ago



