🚀 Self-Hacking: Complete Guide to Personal Optimization

“The best project you’ll ever work on is yourself.” - Anonymous

📋 Table of Contents

• About
• Quick Start
• Documentation
• Tools & Templates
• Community
• Contributing
• License

🎯 About

Self-Hacking is a comprehensive guide and toolkit for personal optimization. This repository contains everything you need to analyze, understand, and optimize your personal systems. from habits and mindset to daily routines and productivity workflows.

What is Self-Hacking?

Self-hacking is the process of systematically improving your personal performance by:

• 📊 Tracking your daily activities and patterns
• 🔍 Analyzing what works and what doesn’t
• ⚡ Optimizing your systems for better results
• 🔄 Iterating based on data and feedback

🚀 Quick Start

1. Choose Your Focus Area

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/irfnrdh/self-hacking.git
cd self-hacking

# Start with one area
├── productivity/     # Time management and focus
├── health/          # Physical and mental wellness
├── habits/          # Habit formation and breaking
└── tools/           # Tracking templates and apps

2. Begin Tracking

Use our templates to start collecting data:

• Daily Tracking Sheet
• Weekly Review Template
• Monthly Audit Checklist

3. Implement & Iterate

Follow our 30-Day Challenges to build momentum and see results.

📚 Documentation

Core Guides

• Complete Self-Hacking Guide - The comprehensive manual
• Getting Started - Your first steps
• Biohacking Basics - Optimize your biology
• Productivity Systems - Work smarter, not harder
• Habit Engineering - Build lasting changes

Specialized Topics

• Sleep Optimization - Master your sleep cycle
• Nutrition Hacking - Fuel your performance
• Focus & Attention - Deep work mastery
• Stress Management - Mental resilience
• Decision Making - Optimize your choices

🛠️ Tools & Templates

Tracking Templates

templates/
├── daily-tracker.xlsx        # Comprehensive daily metrics
├── habit-tracker.pdf         # Simple habit tracking
├── mood-energy-log.csv       # Mood and energy patterns
├── productivity-audit.md     # Weekly productivity review
└── goal-setting-template.md  # SMART goals framework

Recommended Apps & Tools

• Tracking: RescueTime, Toggl, MyFitnessPal
• Productivity: Notion, Todoist, Forest
• Health: Sleep Cycle, Headspace, Strava
• Analysis: Google Sheets, Airtable, Obsidian

Scripts & Automation

# Example: Daily metrics automation
python scripts/daily_metrics.py

🏆 30-Day Challenges

Ready-to-use challenges to kickstart your self-hacking journey:

Challenge	Focus Area	Difficulty
Digital Detox	Mental Health	🟢 Beginner
Sleep Optimization	Physical Health	🟡 Intermediate
Productivity Sprint	Work Performance	🟡 Intermediate
Habit Stacking	Habit Formation	🟢 Beginner
Deep Work	Focus & Attention	🔴 Advanced

📊 Success Stories

“Using the self-hacking framework, I increased my productivity by 40% and improved my sleep quality from 6/10 to 8.5/10 in just 2 months.” - @contributor_name

“The habit stacking technique helped me build 5 new positive habits that stuck for over 6 months.” - @another_contributor

Share your success story!

🤝 Community

Get Involved

• 💬 Join Discussions
• 🐛 Report Issues
• 📝 Share Your Experience
• 🎯 Request Features

Connect With Us

• 🌐 Website: self-hacking guide <!–
• 📧 Email: irfnrdh@gmail.com
• 🐦 Twitter: @selfhacking
• 💬 Discord: Join our community –>

🔬 Research & Science

Our methods are backed by research from:

• Behavioral Psychology
• Neuroscience
• Performance Science
• Habit Formation Research

See our Research References for academic sources and studies.

📈 Roadmap

Version 2.0 (Q3 2025)

• Mobile app companion
• AI-powered insights
• Advanced analytics dashboard
• Integration with popular health apps

Version 1.5 (Q2 2025)

• Complete documentation
• 30-day challenges
• Video tutorials
• Community challenges

Version 1.0 (Q2 2025)

• Share Stories
• Start Project
• Initial Respository

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions from the community! Here’s how you can help:

Ways to Contribute

1. 📝 Documentation - Improve guides and add new content
2. 🛠️ Tools - Create templates, scripts, or apps
3. 🧪 Experiments - Share your self-hacking experiments
4. 🐛 Bug Reports - Help us improve existing content
5. 💡 Ideas - Suggest new features or approaches

Getting Started

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

See CONTRIBUTING.md for detailed guidelines.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

⭐ Star History

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Thanks to all contributors
• Inspired by the quantified self movement
• Built with ❤️ by the self-improvement community

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🎯 Get Started Today

Ready to hack yourself? Start with our Getting Started Guide and join thousands of others optimizing their lives through data and experimentation.

Remember: The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. 🌱

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