We recently released our QS Access app, which allows you to see HealthKit data in tabular format. Not very many tools feed data into HealthKit yet, but Apple’s platform does pick up step data gathered by the iPhone itself. I have step data on HealthKit going back about two weeks. When Ernesto Ramirez and I…
Like many people, Christel de Maeyer felt that her sleep could be better. Presenting at our 2013 conference in Europe, Christel shares what she learned from collecting over three years of sleep data. What did Christel do? Christel tracked her sleep for 2 years with various devices. She tested the effects of different variables on her sleep…
This week there will be three meetups in three countries on three continents. The theme for the Bogotá group will be the quantification of emotions. The Brussels meetup will take a look at AmWell’s tools for monitoring stress, sleep and activity. And in Pittsburgh, they will feature casual hands-on demos before their talks. To see…
What We Are Reading Newsletter from Sep 27, 2014
NOTE: The methods detailed in this post no longer work. The post is kept here for archival purposes, but unfortunately you will not be able to access your Fitbit data by following the steps. Earlier this week we posted an update to our How To instructions for downloading your Fitbit data to Google Spreadsheets. This…
Paul LaFontaine has been tracking what he calls “upsets” to better understand himself, the way he works, and to see if he can improve his mental and physiological response and recovery.
We’re posting a quick note today to let you know that we’ve updated our “How To Download Your Fitbit Data” post. It now included separate instructions for both the old and new versions of Google Spreadsheets. This is just the first in a series of planned updates. We hope to post additional updates to allow…
This week will see eight meetups in three countries on three continents and will show the different forms that Quantified Self meetups take. There will be longstanding groups like New York, who are putting on their 26th meetup, while Miami will be hosting their very first. London will be convening over 100 people with formal presentations, while Ashland will have an…
What We Are Reading Newsletter from Sep 20, 2014
Today we are excited and honored to announce that Steven Jonas has joined QS Labs as our Senior Editor/Information Architect. As has been the case with previous additions to QS Labs, we welcome Steven as a friend and fellow community member. Steven serves as a co-organizer of the Portland QS meetup group, and has participated…
Like many of us, James Norris remembers his first kiss. Unlike many of us, he also knows who it was with, where it was, and his age. How does he know this information? When he was 13, he realized that he forgot some detail about his life that he thought was important. To prevent that from…
At our 2013 Quantified Self Global Conference we were excited to share a variety of beautiful and insightful data visualizations from our community. In the months leading up to the conference we asked attendees to send in their own personal data visualizations along with a short description. In our 6 years of hosting Quantified Self…
Like anyone who has ever been bombarded with magazine headlines in a grocery store checkout line, Kouris Kalligas had a few assumptions about how to reduce his weight and improve his sleep. But data from his wireless scale, diet tracking application, activity tracking devices, and sleep app revealed surprising results.
As the summer begins to close, QS groups are getting together all over to talk and share their experiences. During this next week, there are 8 groups getting together in four different countries. To see when the next meetup in your area is, check the full list of the over 100 QS meetup groups in…
What We Are Reading Newsletter from Sep 13, 2014
If you’ve seen the announcement for our 2015 QS Conference & Expo and you’ve never been to a QS event before you may be asking yourself what our conferences are all about. From our very first meetup in 2008 through our six conferences and numerous events we’ve emphasized the role of the personal story and…
In response to the much anticipated reveal of the Apple Watch I did a bit of digging around to find out where we stand with wrist-worn wearable devices. I found over 60 different devices. The following list focuses on self-tracking tools, I intentionally left out those that work only as notification centers or secondary displays…
Here at QS Labs we’re very interested to see what Apple will be announcing today. The following post with reactions and discussion by Gary Wolf & Ernesto Ramirez will be updated as we learn more.
June 18-20, 2015 – San Francisco Seven years ago, about 30 people gathered for the first Quantified Self show&tell in Pacifica, California. Today there are more than 110 independent Quantified Self groups in more than 30 countries around the world. (Our Bay Area group alone has nearly 4000 members.) Nearly everywhere you go you can…
There will be five Quantified Self groups on two continents getting together this week. To see when the next meetup in your area is, check the full list of the over 100 QS meetup groups in the right sidebar. Don’t see one near you? Why not start your own! Tuesday (September 9) Lansing, Michigan The Lansing…
