This is an old paper. By the copyright, it’s approaching a decade in print. It has been widely referenced. The pretty, as-published 3MB PDF, which includes some revisions and extra graphs.

And it may be the most important thing, at least in terms of personal transformation, that you ever read.

It doesn’t tell you what to change, it tells you how to change things. It speaks to the motives and the methods for self-experimentation. It outlines general principles of figuring out your own problems, while at the same time suggesting several fascinating, specific possibilities for personal development (seeing human faces head-on, even on TV, first thing in the morning, may make you happier and more eager to do things; a less tasty diet, more or less, may make you lose weight without calorie-control efforts).

I intend to read this paper by Seth Roberts and Allen Neuringer at least once a month until I’ve really absorbed its lessons.