[elo_]

I collect some of my own data in 1/0 form in regard to whether I was productive the day before as well as a few other things (I have a google form for myself that I fill out each morning). I only have a month of data but here is what it spat out:

  FeatureName       HashVal   MinVal   MaxVal    Weight   RelScore
  ^dreams         24546     0.00     1.00   +0.0705     47.11%
  ^shower           215555     0.00     1.00   -0.0239    -15.96%
  ^exercise         190069     0.00     1.00   -0.0350    -23.41%
  ^vitamins         252959     0.00     1.00   -0.0442    -29.56%
  ^write                129676     0.00     1.00   -0.0687    -45.90%
  ^publish            12600     0.00     1.00   -0.1496   -100.00%

Which is to say that when I write and publish I also have the willpower and combined other factors to lose weight.

Interestingly I was tracking dreams because I made various changes all at once:

  -phillips hue bulbs
  -new mattress
  -new exercise routine (up from nothing)
  -started taking vitamins
  -stricter on my diet

And was wondering what the cause might be.

When I say "dreams" I mean - "did I wake up remembering vivid dreams?". I wonder now if it's related to caloric surplus.

I also have minutised step data, nightly minutised sleep data and hourly mood self-reported data that I might try to throw in to the system and see what it says.

[ariel-faigon]

This is pretty hilarious. Thanks for sharing. It may be showing how much noise there is in a random data-set with too few data-points to draw statistically significant conclusions. It might also mean that you're on the right track and now that you have the tool, you can keep going until you find real enlightenment.

I really like your comment because you're one of the very few that actually tried the idea. Thats the #1 reason I put this on github, to help others conduct their own experiments on whatever they care about. If you ignore all my weight-loss journey story and data and just use some of these ideas to improve your own life, it was all worth it for me.