Quantified Self

Sten Govaerts

Friday 28 September 12

quantified... WTF?

• collect measurements of daily life

Friday 28 September 12

quantified... WTF?

• collect measurements of daily life

• analyse/visualise measured data

Friday 28 September 12

quantified... WTF?

• collect measurements of daily life

• analyse/visualise measured data

• gain insights/reflection

Friday 28 September 12

quantified... WTF?

• collect measurements of daily life

• analyse/visualise measured data

• gain insights/reflection

• adapt/change behaviour

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measuring shower temperature.

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what can you learn from measuring cold showers?

http://quantifiedself.com/2011/01/does-shower-temperature-affect-brain-speed/

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what can you learn from measuring cold showers?

• better resistance against the cold?

http://quantifiedself.com/2011/01/does-shower-temperature-affect-brain-speed/

Friday 28 September 12

what can you learn from measuring cold showers?

• better resistance against the cold?

• mood?

http://quantifiedself.com/2011/01/does-shower-temperature-affect-brain-speed/

Friday 28 September 12

what can you learn from measuring cold showers?

• better resistance against the cold?

• mood?

• getting fatter?

http://quantifiedself.com/2011/01/does-shower-temperature-affect-brain-speed/

Friday 28 September 12

what can you learn from measuring cold showers?

• better resistance against the cold?

• mood?

• getting fatter?

• smarter/dumber?

http://quantifiedself.com/2011/01/does-shower-temperature-affect-brain-speed/

Friday 28 September 12

what can you learn from measuring cold showers?

• better resistance against the cold?

• mood?

• getting fatter?

• smarter/dumber?

http://quantifiedself.com/2011/01/does-shower-temperature-affect-brain-speed/

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mood.

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happiness?

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happier...

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happyrich paralysed

happier...

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the surprising science of happiness.

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.html

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- Hoe voelde u?

- Goe. Gelijk een nief paar schoenen...

- Olraajt!

- Anyway the wind blows (2003).

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what people learn...

• they are happy when:

• with friends

• productive

• exercise

• they are sad when:

• not productive

• sick or in pain

• work sucks

• eat poorly http://quantifiedself.com/2011/12/erik-kennedy-on-tracking-happiness/

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happiness.

http://quantifiedself.com/2012/05/toolmaker-talk-michael-forrest-happiness/

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mood panda.

http://quantifiedself.com/2012/02/toolmaker-talk-ross-larter-moodpanda/http://www.moodpanda.com

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boozerlyzer.

http://quantifiedself.com/2012/03/toolmaker-talk-caspar-addyman-boozerlyzer/

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mindfulness pills.

http://vimeo.com/groups/17842/videos/27380858

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moodjam.

http://quantifiedself.com/2012/02/ian-li-on-moodjam/

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moodjam.

http://quantifiedself.com/2012/02/ian-li-on-moodjam/

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mobile fun.

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ideas to make it more fun?

• alerting to track your mood

• social: dialog (tell your friends you are feeling down), request/give hugs, ...

• alert to support your friends

• visualise!

• come up with metrics: are you smarter when you are happy?

• ...

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what can you track?• emotion

• activity: what are you doing? what are you eating? drinking? who are you (talking)with? ...

• location

• time

• who is in the neighbourhood

• temperature/weather

• past: sleeping? exercising? eating?

• ...

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“Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness.”

-Bertrand Russell

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extras.

• http://www.quantifiedself.com

• http://www.slideshare.net/quantifiedself

• http://quantifiedself.com/2010/11/jon-cousins-on-moodscope/

• http://quantifiedself.com/2009/02/measuring-mood-current-resea/

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