Rizal Technological University

Department of Architecture
College of Engineering and Industrial Technology

RESEARCH ABOUT
SCIENTIFIC SELF

Submitted By:
Vale, Adrian Emmanuel D

Submitted To:
Ma’am Susan Soriano
SCIENTIFIC SELF

According to my own perspective Scientific self is a person’s nature and character

in relation to the science that generally affects our everyday life or things that
changes us on how we communicate with other people and how can we have a better
understanding with them.

Advances in genetics, epi genetics, neuroscience, psychology, and computer science

are giving us a better understanding of who we are and why we function as we do.

Science now enables us to associate specific characteristics in the brain or genetic

traits with inclinations for particular kinds of behavior, such as violence. These
findings may revolutionize how we see ourselves, or prompt us to oversimplify
complex relationships among our genes, environment, and behavior. This information
also presents challenges. Does this mean our behavior is predetermined? Should this
change our notions of personal responsibility and our free will?

Additionally, various means of self-alteration have been used throughout history

to change how we appear to others and to ourselves. Over the last few decades as
our pressure for success has increased, so too have our arsenal of tools for
self-enhancement. Each of these enhancers — including drugs to improve
concentration and sexual function, cochlear implants, and robotic limbs —
directly affects how we interact with each other in every facet of our lives. These
alterations also beg us to question whether it is fair to enhance ourselves for
a competitive edge. What about those who do not have access to enhancements? Are
these enhancements more acceptable if they are used to promote societal good versus
self-improvement?
Scientific self-help

I personally compile this scientific self-help in order to live productively and

fully understand oneself when it comes to different aspects in life.

1. Study Methods

>Organize for clarity the information you want to learn, have a deep understanding
and specify the topics you wanted to commit time and effort. For me I love to read
novels, light novels, study the art of strokes when it comes to painting, drawing
and other art materials.

2. Productivity

>Unfortunately, there have been fewer experimental studies on effective

productivity and time management methods than there have been on effective study
methods.

Additional help especially for us students and also for the working student and
professionals.

1. Doing the right tasks is more important than doing your tasks efficiently.
In fact, too much concern for efficiency is a leading cause of procrastination.
Say "no" more often, and use your time for tasks that really matter.
2. Delegate responsibility as often as possible. Throw away unimportant tasks
and items.
3. Keep a record of your time use. (Quantified Self can help.)
4. Write down your goals. Break them down into smaller goals, and break these
into manageable tasks. Schedule these tasks into your calendar.
5. Process notes and emails only once. Tackle one task at a time, and group
similar tasks together.
6. Make use of your downtime (plane rides, bus rides, doctor's office waitings).
These days, many of your tasks can be completed on your smartphone.
3. Happiness

There is an abundance of research on factors that correlate with subjective

well-being(individuals' own assessments of their happiness and life satisfaction).

Factors that don't correlate much with happiness include:

age, gender, parenthood,intelligence, physical attractiveness, and
money (as long as you're above the poverty line). Factors that correlate
moderately with happiness include: health, social activity,and
religiosity. Factors that correlate strongly with happiness include:
genetics, love and relationship satisfaction, and work satisfaction.

For many of these factors, a causal link to happiness has also been demonstrated
with some confidence, but that story is too complicated to tell in this short
article.

My conclusions:

As an architecture student I am looking forward to improve my knowledge and have

a deep understanding towards self-awareness, monitor my attitude, interests as well
as to have some insights what other people could notice from me. Understanding the
Self as a subject is something that will really help me understand a whole big
picture of my self and also how I should cope up with it.
References:

>Scientific Self

https://www.thehastingscenter.org/our-issues/science-and-the-self/

>Self

https://www.dictionary.com/

Additional Reference:

Abdel-Khalek (2006). "Happiness, health, and religiosity: Significant

relations." Mental Health, 9(1): 85-97.

Agarwal, Karpicke, Kang, Roediger, & McDermott (2008). "Examining the testing
effect with open- and closed-book tests." Applied Cognitive Psychology, 22:
861-876.

Allgood, Risko, Alvarez, & Fairbanks (2000). "Factors that influence study." In
Flippo & Caverly, (Eds.),Handbook of college reading and study strategy research.
Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Argyle (1999). "Causes and correlates of happiness." In Kahneman, Diener, &

Schwartz (Eds.), Well-being: The foundations of hedonic psychology. New York:
Sage.

Argyle (2001). The Psychology of Happiness (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge.