Recently I’ve been thinking about a new Life Experiment to engage in. I had a fantastic time with my productivity project, and I liked the fact that it involved constant management and recording – it forced me to put myself under a microscope.

About a week ago I wondered… “What would it be like if I took the time to envision an ideal outcome before engaging in anything?”

I realized that this would likely have a genuinely positive effect on my emotional state, my alignment to my desired ends, and my tangible results. Right then and there I knew it would be an experiment I’d have to go for.

The question remained, how do I make such a project manageable and measurable? 

I determined to do this in 2 ways:

• By recording the amount of time and experienced intensity of the visualization:

The amount of time will be recorded in minutes (IE: 1 minute, 2 minutes, 10 minutes), and the intensity of the visualization will be rated on a 1 – 10 scale in terms of the involvement and enjoyment invested in it (1 will imply very weak and fleeting engagement in actually visualizing without compelling feelings, 10 will imply an extremely joyous and enthusiastic experience of the imagined future). In this segment I will write a blurb about the visualization process itself.

• By recording the degree of enjoyment, fulfillment, or “flow” experienced in the activity itself:

The fulfillment, joy and “flow” involved in an activity will be measured on a 1 to 10 scale (1 being a very dismal experience, 10 being an optimal state of positive flow). Here I will write in detail about my experience of my tasks and activities. This information will only later be processed and used to understand the relation between visualization, enjoyment, and productivity.

I will aim to write these little reports on all the major activities that I take part in during the course of a day, which usually implies at least 3 things.

After 2 weeks of Focus on Positive Outcomes, I will write a massive final report on my experience with this life experiment, and how I have drawn from it.

I will be saving all of my reports over the next two weeks, after which I will process them all and post them up as new articles in the “Life Experiment” section.

Pumped, tomorrow is day 1! I’d better pack a notebook…

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