For researchers
If you study learning, motivation, or social capability — we are publishing as we go, citations included.
Open question 1 (ATOM-15)
How does narrative integration accelerate skill transfer?
Open question 2 (ATOM-15)
What is the minimum effective dose for a habit to persist?
Open question 3 (ATOM-15)
How do social fields shape what counts as a meaningful win?
Selected posts for researchers
Field NotesANIM: Meaning Through Story
People who construct redemption narratives around their difficulties show significantly better psychological outcomes. ANIM provides four layers from concrete behavior to deep narrative identity.
Field NotesPhase 1: Awareness Foundation
Build the interoceptive awareness that stress destroys. Four practices with Tiny Habit recipes help you notice stress signals before they escalate.
Field NotesPhase 2: Regulation Skills
Deliberately reinterpreting a stressful situation to change your emotional response — enhanced with narrative awareness. Effect size d = 0.45-0.65.
Field NotesPhase 3: Social & Workplace Application
Stress is contagious — observing a stressed person activates your own cortisol response in 26% of cases. Phase 3 builds three practices for managing stress contagion and maintaining emotional boundaries.
Field NotesPhase 4: Stress Inoculation & Resilience
The Yerkes-Dodson Law shows moderate stress enhances performance. Phase 4 builds proactive resilience through graduated exposure and identity integration.
Field NotesThe Curiosity Suppression Cycle
Organizations suppress curiosity through three mechanisms: structural (time pressure, efficiency metrics), cultural (rewarding answers over questions), and incentive-based (promoting expertise over exploration).