Parkinson's Law: Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law.
Gates' Law: Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.
Goodhart's Law: When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity (or, ...
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How to run self-experiments to improve your life
Written: March 24, 2018 | Released: May 28, 2021
I suggest running experiments every month or two to find new ways to improve your life. The basic procedure is simple:(1) Think of something important you'd like to try to improve (e.g., your fitness, sleep, anxiety, dating life, friendships, productivity, happiness at work, etc.).(2) Come up with a few ideas for something safe you could start doing (or start doing differently) that you think may have a reasonable chance of substantially impro...
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What is a large correlation? Looking at the sizes of 166 correlations.
How large is a "large" correlation when it comes to studying people?
Below are 166 (rather interesting!) size-ordered correlations that I calculated on 870 people in the United States, who were recruited using our study recruitment platform, Positly.
All responses are self-reported by the study participants, mostly measured on a scale of 1-4 or 1-5, except those that suggest a different scale (e.g., number of minutes doing something, age, symptom scores, etc.)
Keep in mind that if A an...
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