BASELINE - hub ex NIHILO
self-inquiry

BASELINE

Measuring what happened BEFORE. A product for self-research and verification of one’s cohort by a master - the first point of reference (Point A), without which any change cannot be proven. Course, research architecture, global psychometric tests and final report - all in one place. Start with the landing page (it is the primary one for familiarization).

Familiarization · primary
BASELINE - self-exploration landing page

Anyone can become a scientist: explore yourself, make hypotheses, make discoveries. 30 days of total self-exploration based on AI - point A and point B, weekly reports and the final artifact. From $30 per cycle.

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Course · 5 modules
Video program "Baseline" - course program

A short course that will take you from scratch to your own baseline: step by step, module by module. What's inside and where to start.

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Science
What is a baseline in science?

Why do researchers fix the “norm” before intervention - and where to start making changes?. Within-subject design without the noise of background life.

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Architecture
Research architecture

How does self-research work and what is the role of a novice researcher in it?. Scientific protocol: point A → intervention → point B.

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Artifact
BASE LINE Final Report Day 30

Living document - a multidimensional description of you, collected from seven data streams over 30 days. The result is based on data, not on feelings.

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Instructions BASELINE
BASELINE - step by step instructions

How to explore yourself on the ex NIHILO ai platform on the BASELINE tariff: 7 steps from point A to point B - data sources, medical card, devices, check-ins, life line, wheel of life and goals.

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Guide · Reflection
How to reflect · full guide

Daily loop “Design → Reality”. 3 morning and 3 evening questions. How AI parses speech, calculates the state delta and connects it with the rhythms of the brain and heart.

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Self-exploration based on your data

Launch personal self-research: data from Whoop, Garmin, Apple Watch and NEIRY EEG neuroband plus reflections are brought together by an AI agent to your point A - personal baseline. Everything is on Telegram.

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Test MPE
Twelve Facets of Silence: A Map of Pure Awareness

First article in the series on minimal phenomenal experience. Factor analysis of 92 questions from one and a half thousand meditators - a map of 12 dimensions of “pure awareness”.

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Test MBI/CBI
Professional burnout (MBI/CBI)

Christina Maslach and the birth of the burnout construct. Three-factor model (exhaustion, cynicism, reduction of achievements), WHO recognition in ICD-11 and an alternative to the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory.

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Test PsyCap
Psychological Capital (PCQ-24/PsyCap)

Luthans Positive Organizational Behavior, HERO Model, Four Components of Capital (Hope, Self-Efficacy, Resilience, Optimism), Meta-Analysis on 12,567 Employees.

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Test · Big Five
Big Five (NEO-PI-R)

A history of two traditions (lexical and questionnaire), OCEAN model, five factors and 30 facets, psychometrics and predictive validity. Open-source IPIP alternatives.

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Test MP
Motivational Profile of Richie and Martin (MP)

12 factors of work motivation, ipsative format, psychometric criticism by an independent expert and practical application in Russian-language HR consulting.

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Test · EOR
Rean's technique: motivation for success and fear of failure (MUN)

Achievement motivation theory from McClelland to Rean. Bipolar scale, 20 yes/no questions, interpretation of the three-zone scale and the difference between implicit and explicit motives.

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Test COI
Shane's Career Anchors - COI (full reference)

From 44 MIT graduates to world theory. History of eight- and nine-factor models, psychometrics, criticism, Russian-language adaptation and contradictions about 40 vs 41 questions.

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Test Grit-S
Duckworth Grit Scale - Grit-S (full reference)

From TED lecture to global bestseller. History of the two-factor scale, psychometrics, criticism of its intersection with conscientiousness, and how popular retellings exaggerate.

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Test ZTPI
Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI)

Full longread: history of creation, five-factor structure with real numbers (M, SD, α, eigenvalue), cross-cultural differences and predictive validity using examples from field studies.

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Test AFLCC
GPS Lay Scale (AFLCC) - Action Control

The history of its creation, psychometric properties, genetics and neurobiology of procrastination - everything you need to know about the tool that has become a research standard for 40 years.

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Science PSI
The gap between “I want” and “I do”: the science of action control

How German psychologist Julius Kuhl was 40 years ahead of the conversation about willpower. The PSI theory model, action versus state orientation, and the seven mechanisms of volitional control.

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Take BASELINE - self-study

From $30 for 30 days. Personal AI agent, all world tests, brain and physiology checks, voice diary and final artifact report on day 30.

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Methodology Efficiency
How we measure program effectiveness

Scientific framework for performance assessment on the platform: N-of-1 / within-subject design, multidimensional triangulation of EEG + HRV + phenomenology into the MNPI index, Reliable Change Index against personal variability, convergent validation against 12 psychometric instruments. Measurement limits.

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