Pick a question
You don't need all of them. You need one.
A tiny research project is four things: a question you care about, a way of noticing, a record, and an end date. It runs for a while, and then it stops. It does not have to be useful — it is better if it is not.
Filter by the kind of attention a question asks for, or by how long you want to give it. Open one to read it properly, then start it. If none of them is your question, write your own at the bottom.
Embodied Studies
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Energy, Hour by Hour
When am I actually alive?
Every hour, for one week, note your energy from 1 to 5. Nothing else. No explanation.
1 week · writing
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The Urge, Not the Check
How often does the hand start to move?
For one single day, log every urge to check your phone. Not the checks. The urges.
1 day · writing