The reception of my self-experimentation
- 作者：Seth Roberts ; twoutopias@gmail.com
- 关键词：Self-measurement ; Introspection ; Self-tracking ; Sleep ; Mood ; Innovation
- 刊名：Journal of Business Research
- 出版年：2012
- 期刊代码：31_01482963
- 类别：eco
- 出版时间：July, 2012
- 卷：65
- 期：7
- 页码：1060-1066
- 文件大小：340 K
摘要
Self-experimentation makes some experiments much easier. They might be impossible without it. It can generate plausible new ideas by (a) producing surprising results, which suggest new ideas; and (b) allowing implausible ideas to be cheaply tested. For example, one of my self-experiments showed that seeing faces in the morning raised my mood the next day. Another found that standing more than 8 h while awake made me sleep better. A long article about my self-experimentation (Roberts, 2004) got a chilly reception within my department (psychology). It got a much better reception elsewhere. Blog posts about it led to a popular book (Roberts, 2006) based on one of the results. My self-experimentation combined insider knowledge, outsider freedom, and the motivation of someone who personally benefits from the research 鈥?a potent combination.