A lot of times this just does not work for me. Even if the air is a temperature I would like, a room with cold walls, well ... you can literally feel it. It's a blackbody radiation thing ... you are emitting heat but the walls aren't emitting as much as you are, and it feels like heat falling off of my body. Which is fine sometimes but if I need to get work done, I go into torpor.
I may be unusually sensitive to infrared: one of my backrub tricks is apparently "kknowing" what hurts without being told. Aside from posture, if you just wave your hands over someone's back, you can feel the heat come off more in any inflamed or tense area.
I believe infrared comfort of your room is far more important than people give it credit. Indeed in terms of warmth, direct infrared heating is far faster and more efficient than convection (albeit directional), so why wouldn't the same be true of cooling?
Personally, I can feel whether I'm facing the outdoor wall or not with my eyes shut, no matter how hot the room is. Predictably, that side gets cold even if my back is sweating.
I suspect most people are the same and don't necessarily realise it (e.g. why do many people prefer cooler air temps in the summer and warmer air temps in winter, even controlled for humidity?) because there's just no common way of measuring or altering your rooms radiation values besides insulation.
I may be unusually sensitive to infrared: one of my backrub tricks is apparently "kknowing" what hurts without being told. Aside from posture, if you just wave your hands over someone's back, you can feel the heat come off more in any inflamed or tense area.