The Secret

By Steve Pavlina | May 25, 2006 |

The Secret is a new movie I saw last night with some friends. To my knowledge it’s not playing in theatres at this time, but you can get The Secret DVD for under $30. I watched the DVD at a friend’s house. I think this movie has the potential to spread rapidly via word of…

Goal-Free Living

By Steve Pavlina | January 26, 2006 |

I recently read the book Goal-Free Living by Stephen Shapiro. The main reason I read it is that I’m a big believer in the benefits of setting goals, and the title of this book obviously suggests a different approach. When my wife asked me why I was reading such a book, I told her, “I’m…

Million Dollar Experiment Passes $100,000

By Steve Pavlina | December 22, 2005 |

The Million Dollar Experiment is now up to $112,628.84 in manifested money, spread across 487 public participants. As previously mentioned this is NOT a controlled scientific experiment. It is an exploration of the intention-manifestation process. My personal results are now at $16,540.42. Just today I received a check for $10,000. I only learned this money…

Polyphasic Sleep Seinfeld Episode

By Steve Pavlina | November 29, 2005

I’ve been told there’s a Seinfeld episode where Kramer attempts polyphasic sleep. Of course it doesn’t go quite as well for him as it did for me. I haven’t watched Seinfeld in a long time, but given how often Seinfeld re-runs are aired, I figured that particular episode is bound to come up again. I…

Musings on Reality, the Scientific Method, and the Cure for Dandruff

By Steve Pavlina | November 23, 2005 |

In this post I’ll do a Q&A to address the pattern of the most common reader questions/comments I’ve been receiving lately, especially with respect to the Intention-Manifestation Model, the Polyphasic Sleep Experiment, and the Million Dollar Experiment. Steve, it seems you approach certain topics in a rather unscientific way. You’re right. Are you saying that…

Million Dollar Experiment

By Steve Pavlina | November 2, 2005 |

Since the polyphasic sleep experiment has gone so well, I figured it would be nice to try another interesting experiment in a different area of life. This one will be financial in nature. I’m going to see if I can manifest $1 million by using the intention-manifestation model. First some background info on my financial…

Polyphasic Sleep Log – Day 7

By Steve Pavlina | October 27, 2005 |

I just finished my first week on polyphasic sleep. It’s been over 175 hours since my last full night of sleep. Everything is continuing to go well. Today was even better than yesterday. No more brain fog. No more reduced reflexes. I drove the car today for the first time in the past week with…

Best of StevePavlina.com

By Steve Pavlina | October 27, 2005

Here are links to 17 of the top articles since this blog began in October 2004. This list is subjective, including articles that have been the most popular among readers, articles that readers claimed have helped them the most, and my own personal favorites. If you’re relatively new to the site, this core group of…

Manifesting Intentions

By Steve Pavlina | October 18, 2005 |

With respect to the intention-manifestation model of goal achievement mentioned in the previous post, like many others who’ve tried it, I have some difficulty applying it. When I’m at my most conscious, I’m able to focus my intentions congruently, and my goals begin to manifest with relative ease. However, sometimes I sink to a lower…