quantified self in the multimedia course

Quantified Self

Sten Govaerts

Friday 28 September 12

quantified... WTF?

• collect measurements of daily life


quantified... WTF?


• analyse/visualise measured data


quantified... WTF?



• gain insights/reflection


quantified... WTF?



• gain insights/reflection

• adapt/change behaviour


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measuring shower temperature.


what can you learn from measuring cold showers?

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





• better resistance against the cold?







• mood?







• mood?

• getting fatter?







• mood?

• getting fatter?

• smarter/dumber?





mood.


happiness?

VS.


0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

happyrich paralysed

happier...


the surprising science of happiness.

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






- Hoe voelde u?

- Goe. Gelijk een nief paar schoenen...

- Olraajt!

- Anyway the wind blows (2003).


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/


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




happiness.

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




mood panda.

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


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

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

http://www.moodpanda.com/Login.aspx?AFFID=tumblr

http://www.moodpanda.com/Login.aspx?AFFID=tumblr

boozerlyzer.

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




mindfulness pills.

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






moodjam.

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




mobile fun.


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?

• ...


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?

• ...


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

-Bertrand Russell


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/


http://www.quantifiedself.com

http://www.quantifiedself.com

http://www.slideshare.net/quantifiedself

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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