Ernesto Ramirez

August 21, 2015

In just four short weeks we’ll be kicking off the 2015 Quantified Self Europe Conference, and we are so excited to hear from old friends, learn from new members, and interact with some wonderful toolmakers. It’s going to be a great time.

As you may know, we build our conference programs from the ground up with attendees submitting their projects and ideas when they register. It’s always fun to read about someone’s new self-tracking project or experiment, especially when it involves something we haven’t seen before. Today we’re going to begin our conference previews with one of those novel and interesting talks.

Ellis Bartholomeus is no stranger to our QS Conferences, having given an excellent talk on using photos for food tracking at our 2013 Europe Conference. At this year’s conference Ellis will be sharing her experience with a very interesting type of mood tracking. For six months Ellis tracked her mood by drawing a face every day. This simple act of using a quick doodle to track how she was feeling led to some unexpected benefits:

 

This inspired and engaged me more than expected with other quantifications. The faces triggered my curiosity and provided many insights, which continue to motivate me.

Mood tracking is something that continues to intrigue our community. Understanding our happiness, what affects our mental state, and how to improve our moods is a common theme at meetups around the world. We’re interested to learn more from Ellis and her experiences at the 2015 QS Europe Conference. If you’re tracking your mood we invite you to join us in Amsterdam on September 18th & 19th for two full days talks, breakout discussions, and working sessions! Early bird tickets are still on sale. Register today for only €149!