Stacey Summitt Mann's Experiments

The 96 Minute Rule

Peer Experiment

Created by Stacey Summitt Mann Jan 17, 2012 | Category Work

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Overview Improve your productivity by totally focusing on your most important task, or tasks, for at least 96 uninterrupted minutes each workday. See experiment

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Matthew Cornell I'm curious how this is going. It's a classic time management technique, based on the 80-20 principle, if I'm not mistaken.

Feb 01, 2012

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Keeping Track of the Keys

Created by Stacey Summitt Mann Jan 17, 2012 | Category Other

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Overview I will have a standard spot for my keys at home and in the office. The objective in having this "standard spot" is to reduce the number and time spent on "finding misplaced keys." See experiment

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Stacey Summitt Mann School replaced my classroom key! Day 2 of properly placed keys

Jan 18, 2012

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Matthew Cornell I wonder if attaching the keys to the cellphone? ;-)

Feb 01, 2012

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Don't lose the cell phone!

Created by Stacey Summitt Mann Jan 17, 2012 | Category Other

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Overview I will have standard location for my phone at the office. When I arrive in the morning, it goes into the magnetic basket and is turned to vibrate. When I leave, it returns to sound and goes in my coat pocket. :) See experiment

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Stacey Summitt Mann Boo...such a good streak going. Forgot it int he gym as I was using phone as a stop watch. I did, however, remember to go get it so it's sort of a half ass success. Haha

Jan 23, 2012

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Matthew Cornell This is an interesting experiment, Stacey. For me, sometimes I have to adjust me expectations of what 'success' means with respect to personal experiments. Sometimes I learn so much along the way that, regardless of the outcome, I feel I've improved myself. Good work!

Feb 01, 2012

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When to take One a Day Vitamin? In the morning?

Created by Stacey Summitt Mann Jan 18, 2012 | Category Health/Medicine

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Overview I want to begin taking One a Day vitamins; given my busy schedule, eating lunch (or breakfast...or dinner) is sometimes sporadic and not necessarily the most healthy. As such, supplementing with a daily vitamin makes sense. See experiment

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Stacey Summitt Mann Need to get a permanent water glass...pain in the butt to walk downstairs with it

Jan 24, 2012

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Matthew Cornell I'm very curious about taking vitamins, esp. how to measure the impact on health. I've been thinking there are categories of trust in which we use scientific results as a guide, rather than direct (or at least immediate) results as data regarding effectiveness of taking an action. Diet is one case, for example. Eating a vegetarian diet is likely great for you in the lon... See more

Feb 01, 2012

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