= 27d567bc2d48d9f40e9ccc20ea370b15)
polymathwannabe comments on Open Thread Feb 16 - Feb 23, 2016 - Less Wrong Discussion
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
= 783df68a0f980790206b9ea87794c5b6)
Loading…= b715d02e85f7b3b4ae65ca3d3e450868)
Subscribe to RSS Feed
Powered by Reddit
= f037147d6e6c911a85753b9abdedda8d)
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
Comments (104)
Events of recent days have made me suspect that I feel less depressed on days when I have little or no beard. But now that I know this hypothesis, I don't know how to test it without priming myself every time I shave. Suggestions?
It could also be that you feel less like shaving when you feel more depressed.
Reformulate your hypothesis as "the act of shaving makes me less depressed for one or two days" and test that. Since the outcome is the state of your own mind, priming doesn't matter.
If shaving works, doing other rituals to clean both yourself and your flat might also have a similar effect.
consider the idea that "rituals of personal care" are effective at convincing yourself that you value yourself more. (rather than specific to shaving).
Try also: