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This simplification was done as it can be very hard to differentiate between "design" and "observation" as they often relate to each other and changes in the project design are often related to initial observations.
This simplification was done as it can be very hard to differentiate between "design" and "observation" as they often relate to each other and changes in the project design are often related to initial observations.
For most personal science projects this flow through the stages is not a singular occurrence but rather an iterative cycle that moves through these stages over time, as such it is fully expected that some initial reasoning after a short period of making observation leads to additional or changed questions which lead to slightly different or more observations over time and so on.
== Questioning ==
== Questioning ==
==== Routine observations ====
==== Routine observations ====
If the events one wants to observe can not easily be related to triggers or are not as intrusive, it can be hard to use trigger approach. Instead the use of routine observations can be a viable alternative. While many self-research projects have played with automated alarms, experience shows that they are not very effective in the long term. While automated alarms as reminders can work in the short-term to provide reminders to record observations, their effectiveness quickly wears off due to alarm fatigue, resulting in not recording observations regularly.
If the events one wants to observe can not easily be related to triggers or are not as intrusive, it can be hard to use trigger approach. Instead the use of routine observations can be a viable alternative. While many self-research projects have played with automated alarms, experience shows that they are not very effective in the long term. While automated alarms as reminders can work in the short-term to provide reminders to record observations, their effectiveness quickly wears off due to alarm fatigue, resulting in not recording observations regularly.
To avoid this problem, linking manual observations to other routines can be a good way to regularly record data. Most people have fixed morning or evening routines. When a project requires only a daily observation it can be easy to add the recording of observations to these routines. Similarly, adding the recording to meal times can provide regularity for entering data. If more frequent recordings of observations are needed it could also be tied in into more routines which happen more frequently throughout the day if they are related to the topic of the self-research project.
== Reasoning ==
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