Research/Surveys
Steady Practice Applied Science Series

Literature reviews in personal health science

Each survey synthesizes the research literature on a domain relevant to personal practice: what the evidence actually shows, where it is contested, and what it implies for individual self-experimentation.

5 surveys published
SP-1Survey

The Science of Habit Formation

Automaticity, cues, repetition, and identity in habit formation. Covers habit measurement, context change, discontinuity and relapse, and the distinction between habit formation and maintenance.

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SP-3Survey

Sleep Science for Personal Practice

From sleep architecture and the two-process model to evidence-based interventions and consumer tracker accuracy. Covers chronotype, individual sleep need, clinical red flags, and N=1 experiment protocols.

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SP-9Survey

N=1 Experimentation and Personal Science

Why population research cannot predict individual responses, and how to design valid self-experiments. Covers crossover design, statistical methods, common threats to validity, and practical experiment planning.

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SP-10Survey

Stress, Recovery, and HRV Science

The psychophysiology of stress and recovery, heart rate variability as a within-person trend metric, and evidence-ranked interventions. Covers allostatic load, HRV measurement, and the boundary between recovery science and wellness speculation.

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SP-13Survey

Supplementation and Nootropics

An evidence-tiered review of supplements and nootropics. Distinguishes deficiency correction from general enhancement, covers safety and interaction risks, and frames supplementation as a domain for structured self-experimentation.

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