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David Joerg: Building My Personal Operating System

December 10, 2014

David Joerg is a software developer in New York City and had some interest in personal data. Inspired by attending his first QS meetup in late 2013, he decided to take a deeper dive into the data he was collecting, add some new systems, and see if he could build something to help him better…

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Greg Schwartz: Quantified Dating

December 8, 2014

Greg Schwartz has spent a lot of time thinking about his dating life. In this entertaining and interesting talk, presented at the Bay Area QS meetup group, Greg walked through a deep dive into the data he’s been able to collect about his dating interactions and online dating experience. This includes a thorough analysis of…

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Meetups This Week

December 7, 2014

We have a great group of meetups occurring this week in three different countries. Be sure to check them out if you are in the area! 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…

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QS15 Global Conference & Exposition: New Date

December 4, 2014

We want to share some news about the upcoming QS15 Global Conference and Exposition. We are moving the date due to the growth of the conference and the opportunity to add some fantastic public programming to our beautiful Ft. Mason exposition space, in collaboration with our production partner e2k events and collaborating architect David Benjamin/The…

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Ian Billett: Tracking My Time, My Life

December 2, 2014

The days I use my time wisely are the days when I feel most fuliflled and therefore happy. Ian Billett stumbled upon our Quantified Self website here and instantly became fascinated by our community of individuals who were learning about themselves through different technology. With his interest piqued, he began to investigate how he could…

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Tracking the Recovery Process: Learn from Maggie Delano at QS15

December 1, 2014

Join us at our upcoming QS15 Global Conference and Exposition on June 18-20 in San Francisco to learn how to use self-tracking tools to aid in recovery and get back into a productive lifestyle without overdoing it. Maggie Delano was diagosed with Post Concussion Syndrome (PCS) after hitting her head over Labor Day Weekend. To recover, she had to give…

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Meetups This Week

November 30, 2014

There’s a great group of Quantified Self meetups occurring this week. The original QS group will be convening in Mountain View. The event will include talks on tracking punctuality and measuring heart-rate variability during an n-back test. If you live in the Bay Area, be sure not to miss it! Tuesday, December 2 Bay Area, California Wednesday,…

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Nan Shellabarger: 26 Years of Weight Tracking

November 26, 2014

“When I look at this, this is the story of my life in these years.” Nan Shellabarger has been tracking her weight for 26 years, including almost daily tracking since 1998. In the talk embedded below, presented at the Washington DC QS meetup group, Nan describes her experience with diving deep into how she’s making…

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Ben Finn: Improving My Sleep

November 24, 2014

Benn Finn has been battling issues with his sleep ever since he was a teenager. His sleep was suffering from the usual problems we’ve all faced: taking too long to get to sleep, waking up too often, waking up late, and being tired during the day. He made plan to fix his issues by researching…

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Meetups This Week

November 23, 2014

There will be two Quantified Self meetups this upcoming Thanksgiving week (that is, if you are in the United States). 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!…

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Bryan Ausinheiler: Diet and Digestion

November 21, 2014

Bryan Ausinheiler was experiencing gastrointestinal issues for years and decided it was time to figure out what was causing it. By precisely controlling his diet – eating exactly the same quantities at exactly the same time – for a month and then measuring the quality of his stool in a self-designed spreadsheet he was able…

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Heart Rate Variability and Stress: Learn from Paul LaFontaine at QS15

November 20, 2014

Join us at our upcoming QS15 Global Conference and Exposition on June 18-20 in San Francisco to learn how heart rate variability can indicate how relaxed or stressed you feel when meeting with other people. We’re pleased to have a self described heart rate variability hacker and veteran QS’er Paul LaFontaine share how he uses heart rate variability…

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Quantifying in the Classroom

November 19, 2014

Victor Lee makes data fun for kids. Victor is an assistant professor at Utah State University, where he’s been working on ways to bring the Quantified Self experience into high school classrooms to improve data literacy and expose students to “more authentic forms of inquiry.” I first met Victor at the 2013 Quantified Self Global…

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Cathal Gurrin: Me and My Log

November 17, 2014

Cathal Gurrin is a researcher at Dublin City University and the University of Tsukuba. He’s also an expert in the field of visual and data-driven lifelogging. Since 2006 he’s collected over 14 million passively collected images from different wearable cameras. Add his other sensors and he’s nearing over 1TB per year of self-tracking data. In this…

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Meetups This Week

November 16, 2014

We have a full set of Quantified Self meetups for the upcoming week. There will be 8 occurring in 4 countries. Meetups featuring talks include the always excellent London group, as well as, the Washington D.C. meetup with show&tells on tracking one’s weight for over 26 years and daily routines. The Groningen meetup will feature a talk…