Being Objective: How to keep an unbiased mind

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This post was inspired by a comment from another user – someone far more experienced than myself – who pointed out the following (paraphrased):Oftentimes, forum members will write glowing reports about their experiences with MX products or Putative molecules.
This may then influence many other users to go out and purchase those same molecules, hoping to achieve the same results.
This is not an inherently bad thing – knowledge builds on itself and new discoveries have always been the product of past research combined with present-day insight and ingenuity. Research and collaboration is a valid and useful process. HOWEVER, when it comes to something as subjective as testing new pheromones and trying to see how they affect people’s moods, feelings, emotions, and mental states, it is of the UTMOST IMPORTANCE to be as objective as possible. You approach testing any new product with a clear mind and a blank slate, tabula rasa.

This applies mainly to MX products and Putatives. The consumer line of products have been thoroughly researched and tested and produce more or less consistent results. Of course everyone’s body chemistry is different, and every situation is unique, but chances are these products will do what you expect them to do. But for many of the MXs and Putatives, things are not so clear. Just because one person, or five people, or even 10 people write reports about a certain molecule doing a certain thing, doesn’t mean you are going to see the same results. The sample size is far too small. You need to have 30, 40 (or perhaps far more) people testing the same molecule out in different scenarios, with different dosages to really start to get an idea of what it might be all about.

Heck, some of the Putatives are so unknown that they only have 3 or 4 reports. If you’re interested in testing these out, I would argue that it is actually DETRIMENTAL to read those reports before you start testing. Since you really don’t know what the molecule is like, you are screwing yourself over by introducing a random bias in your mind that may distract you from paying closer attention to what the molecule is REALLY doing for you. Some people may be better at staying unbiased than others, and some people may be more attuned to pheromones/their bodies/social interactions than others, but even if you’re really good at all of those things, why make it harder for yourself?

I might be rambling now, so I will outline my method for testing new products:

  1. Pick a MX or Putative at random (i.e. just scroll down the list and pick, say, P777)
  2. Test it out in a way similar to the method outlined in this post. Patience is key. Try it at different dosages, in different venues, with people you know, people you don’t know, people you wish you knew. Be methodical. Keep a journal: www.pheromonetalk.com/mens-pheromone-advice-tricks-tips/how-find-your-sweet-spot-23890.html
  3. Post your reports/findings/journals
  4. THEN, and only then, do a forum search for the molecule (P777 in this case) and see what others have experienced. Then you can contribute to the conversation and research in a meaningful way, and will have the opportunity for learning and further insight as you read other reports and compare them with your own.

It is not always easy for me to stick to this (because it’s so fun to read reports) but for me it is far more satisfying to know that I drew my own conclusions based on my own experiences. Then when I am comparing my results with someone else’s, I can get EXCITED when I see that the results are similar!! And I can feel confident in agreeing or disagreeing with them because I know that my results were not influenced by something I heard somewhere or read in a post.

This is ultimately far more satisfying for me personally, and I think it is better for the research community in general, as well. Everyone wins :slight_smile:

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There is no correct or wrong way to test out molecules, so long as you report, keep track in a journal, private or public, that is also testing.

Its good for beginners to keep track, veterans after awhile start to learn a instinctive way of applying mones.

By law of large numbers, dosage wise, I use the search to draw the average dose required to receive an effect.

Since its faster to do so than manually doing it myself, its about leveraging available information.

Effects wise, environments and body composition will tell otherwise.

There is no clear objective in testing, its really just a blind test because you really do not know what is going to happen everyday.

Even the most consistent mix for you changes as you age and people around you change.

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Most people dont want to spend money unless they have an inkling of what they are getting and some sort of understanding of whether it fits there needs especially in this economy. I understand why people look before they buy.

I usually suggest getting 2 or 3 to-gos in the putatives at a time.

Then take those to-go and wrap them with construction paper (all the same color) and tape them up good and throw them in a hat. Jiggle them around good and pick one. Put the number 1 on it and go out and test it for a few days on its own and with consumer products. Take notes.

Then go to the next one, number it 2 and repeat. Do not take the construction paper off until you test all of them in the group.

This way you get the products you wanted to try but you still get a clear reading uninfluenced by the reports in the forum.

You can do this with the MX’s and the consumers as long as you get them in all the same size. I always suggest people start with the to-go size at about 12.5 mcg’s per spray until they know if the putative is something they find useful in there arsenal.

Tisha