A field log · est. 2015

The Examined Lifestyle

Socrates said the unexamined life is not worth living. Here's a few projects to help us experiment with noticing what we're actually doing — from your attention, your movement, your consumption — and doing it a little more deliberately.

— Julia

The Experiments
2026
EXP—20
Mental Models Weekly
One mental model or cognitive bias per issue, in plain language. The newsletter at the center of all of this.
mmweekly.com
Live
EXP—21
Above Average Fitness Club
Eight tests of the physical capacities that actually matter. Find out if you're above average.
aboveaveragefitnessclub.com
Live
EXP—22
Screen Rater
Kids' shows and movies rated 🥦🍞🍭 across seven dimensions — because not all screen time is equal.
screenrater.com
Live
EXP—23
Finishing Books
A trophy shelf for the books your kid actually finishes. Earn slots, fill bookcases, never reset.
finishingbooks.com
Live
EXP—24
The Sci-Fi Listening Ladder
24 sci-fi audiobooks for ages 4–10 — the stories kids can hear years before they can read them.
/listen-ahead
Live
EXP—25
The Stay-Married Registry
A wedding registry for the marriage, not the wedding — gifts that unlock at year one, five, ten, twenty-five.
staymarriedregistry.com
New
EXP—26
Metro Meditate
Breathe with a metronome — a 15-second cycle that slows you to four breaths a minute. A 2016 experiment, back from the graveyard.
metromeditate.com
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EXP 01–19 · 2009–2025 · rest in peace
EXP—01†2009 EXP—02†2012 EXP—03†2013 EXP—04†2014 EXP—05†2015 EXP—06†2015 EXP—07†2015 EXP—08†2015 EXP—09†2015 EXP—10†2015 EXP—11†2015 EXP—12The Examined Lifestyle †2015 — resurrected. you're here. EXP—13Metro Meditate †2016 — resurrected as EXP—26. EXP—14†2016 EXP—15†2016 EXP—16†2017 EXP—17†2017 EXP—18†2018 EXP—19†2018
most experiments die. that's what makes them experiments.
more experiments as they survive contact with real life…