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continue the mood chart I started last month. variables: time went to bed; overall mood; not sure what else |
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can I stick with it |
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two months from 2009-07-28 |
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approach with curiosity. What will I learn? how does this creature (Matt) behave? What makes him tick? |
Create an Experiment
Matthew Cornell
- Member Since
- 07/02/09
- About Lover of experimentation and leader of Think, Try, Learn, the scientific method for discovering happiness. Creator of Edison, the Think, Try, Learn experimenter's workbook. http://edison.thinktrylearn.com/ http://www.thinktrylearn.com/ http://www.matthewcornell.org/
- Web http://www.matthewcornell.org/
- Experiments 98
- Observations 1262
Comments & Observations
Matthew Cornell it was good to try, and i didn't learn a lot. importance of sleep, actually. cortison
Aug 05, 2009
Lizzy what did you notice regarding sleep? did it affect your mood?
Aug 06, 2009
Graham umm...how much sleep where you either getting or not? How did you test you mood? Did you check for productivity levels?
Aug 07, 2009
Matthew Cornell Sleep helped mood a lot! When I got a solid 8 hours, I felt better the next day. Measurement: Subjective. However, I felt good when waking up - that was very clear. Thanks!
Aug 09, 2009
Matthew Cornell Repeat after me, "Alcohol destabilizes mood, Alcohol destabilizes mood, ..."
[Had 1 1/2 glasses of hard cider last night, felt crappy this afternoon. When. Will. I. Learn]
Sep 18, 2009
Brock Tice There must be some standard alertness test(s) used for these types of things. I'm interested in my optimal amount of sleep. Might be worth looking into?
Sep 19, 2009
Matthew Cornell > optimal amount of sleep. Might be worth looking into?
Excellent idea, Brock. In fact,...
Try melatonin to see impact on sleep
http://edison.thinktrylearn.com/experiments/show/63
Sep 20, 2009
Matthew Cornell Repeat observation of "18 Sep 09" - I'm so slooooow to learn :-|
Oct 06, 2009
Dan Owen Brock, I've read that there's wide variability about the 8 hour rule. I've also noticed, repeatedly, that high achievers are often insomniacs.
I was very curious about this for myself, so a few years ago I spent a few months tracking how much time I spent sleeping (as well as doing everything else, including anything sexual. I used the same time card for this that I use in my business. There are some eyebrow-raising entries). One reason I did this was because I was taking a three-hour nap almost every day and wanted to figure out why. What I found is that my sleepiness during the day is unrelated to how much sleep I got the previous night (which confirmed what I'd read, which is that it's not necessary or possible to "catch up" on lost sleep), and was completely related to my stress level. When stressed, I sleep. I also found that my natural sleep cycle called for 7 hours.
Oct 11, 2009
Dan Owen Matt, re: 18 Sep. I barely drink at all anymore (not that I ever did much to begin with), but I've found that my tolerance is vastly lower than I was younger (I'm 44 now). This goes for wine or beer. But I've also noticed that my tolerance increases quickly. If I haven't had a glass of wine in a month, then I feel hungover the next day if I had two glasses the night before. But that effect goes away quickly -- I can have a couple of glasses a day or two after and feel fine the next day. You may be more resilient than you think.
Oct 11, 2009
Matthew Cornell Interesting, Dan. For me, one drink at night seems to poop on my mood for about the next two days. Clearly we're all different. Hey - that's part of why experimenting is important. TTL is both personal and social.
Oct 15, 2009
Lizzy Same for me, half a drink ruins me entirely. I was pretty lame in college, a bottle of vodka lasted me all semester (the same bottle lasted one weekend for my roommate!). Over the years I have learned the issue is carbs/sugar. Matt have you tracked your mood after eating grains, sugar, fruit, etc...? I have found all have a profound affect on my energy, thinking, and physicality. The carb issue affecting people is rarely discussed as causing health issues in this country because the Food Pyramid is based on grain, (go figure!)
Oct 15, 2009
Matthew Cornell Thanks, Liza. No, I haven't tracked those things. I pretty much stopped where I am right now. It's not bad enough to continue investigation.
Oct 16, 2009
Matthew Cornell Not tracking anymore, but my mood's been good lately, possibly due to more sleep (see http://edison.thinktrylearn.com/experiments/show/63)
Oct 29, 2009