Experiments Posts

by Cody on 2024-01-05

Monthly Experiments

The Rest of 2023's Experiments

by Cody on 2023-12-20 filed under experiments

At the start of 2023, I declared I'd make it my year of experiments and document them here. Surely you remember the breathless coverage this received from the New York Times. I started off strong by experimenting with daily meditation in January, daily expense tracking in February, and daily coding in March + April.

March + April Challenge: Daily Coding (aka Adventures in AI)

by Cody on 2023-05-05 filed under experiments

For March and April, I wanted to try to build a habit focused on creation. That habit? Writing code every day, building towards an interesting side project. The result? A fun generative AI project called plantae.ai.

February Challenge: A Month of Expense Tracking

by Cody on 2023-03-03 filed under experiments

I'm making 2023 my year of experiments. I'll pick some worthwhile habit to try to build each month, I'll try hard to do it every day, then I'll evalute how it works right here. For January, I chose meditation. For February, I chose expense tracking. If I do this consistently for a month straight, will I A) save money; B) learn to love personal finance? Spoiler alert: A) yes; B) not at all, no! Read on for the gory details.

January Challenge: A Month of Meditation

by Cody on 2023-02-03 filed under experiments

I'm making 2023 my year of experiments. I'll pick some worthwhile habit to try to build each month, I'll try hard to do it every day, then I'll evalute how it works right here. For January, I chose meditation. I conservatively estimate I've tried and failed to meditate consistently a few hundred times. The benefits sound life-changing, and the first couple of days are ok, then I just slowly stop and watch Frasier reruns instead. If I do it consistently for a month straight, will anything change?