Introduction to Quantified Self project for the Multimedia 2012-2013 course at KULeuven.

1. Quantified Self
Sten Govaerts
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2. quantified... WTF?
• collect measurements of daily life
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3. quantified... WTF?
• collect measurements of daily life
• analyse/visualise measured data
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4. quantified... WTF?
• collect measurements of daily life
• analyse/visualise measured data
• gain insights/reflection
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5. quantified... WTF?
• collect measurements of daily life
• analyse/visualise measured data
• gain insights/reflection
• adapt/change behaviour
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6. 3
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7. 4
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9. measuring shower temperature.
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10. what can you learn from
measuring cold showers?
http://quantifiedself.com/2011/01/does-shower-temperature-affect-brain-speed/
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11. what can you learn from
measuring cold showers?
• better resistance against the cold?
http://quantifiedself.com/2011/01/does-shower-temperature-affect-brain-speed/
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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/
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13. 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/
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14. 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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15. 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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16. mood.
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17. happiness?
VS.
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18. happier...
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%
rich paralysed
happy
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19. happier...
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%
rich paralysed
happy
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20. the surprising science
of happiness.
http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.html
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21. - Hoe voelde u?
- Goe. Gelijk een nief paar schoenen...
- Olraajt!
- Anyway the wind blows (2003).
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22. 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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23. happiness.
http://quantifiedself.com/2012/05/toolmaker-talk-michael-forrest-happiness/
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24. mood panda.
http://www.moodpanda.com
http://quantifiedself.com/2012/02/toolmaker-talk-ross-larter-moodpanda/
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27. boozerlyzer.
http://quantifiedself.com/2012/03/toolmaker-talk-caspar-addyman-boozerlyzer/
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28. mindfulness pills.
http://vimeo.com/groups/17842/videos/27380858
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29. moodjam.
http://quantifiedself.com/2012/02/ian-li-on-moodjam/
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30. moodjam.
http://quantifiedself.com/2012/02/ian-li-on-moodjam/
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31. mobile fun.
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32. 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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33. 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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34. “Anything you’re good at
contributes to happiness.”
-Bertrand Russell
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35. 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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