On Friday, June 22, 2012, Nick Tazik and I gave this presentation on the concept of the Quantified Self to members of Digital VU at Vanderbilt University. Many thanks to Ernesto Ramirez from QuantifiedSelf.com for a few of these slides.

1. The Quantified Self
Self Knowledge Through Numbers
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2. What is Quantified Self?
A collaborative community of users and
tool makers who share an interest in self
knowledge through self-tracking.
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5. why
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6. Data Revolution
We have the tools to measure
everything from our to
our . even our can sense if
We feel .
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7. Self Improvement
Through Awareness
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8. But is this all we
need for behavior
change?
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9. Awareness
Attention
Acknowledgement Reflective
Projection Loop
Self-Efficacy
Experimentation
A framework for self-tracking
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10. Why are we interested?
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11. Behavioral
Insights
Behavior
Change
Be3er
Health
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12. “The
Bu3er
Guy”
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14. Tools of the Trade
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20. Personal Projects
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25. For me, the simple act of
making myself accountable
for my actions was enough motivation
to change my behavior.
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26. Moodscope
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38. The Quantified Self
Self Knowledge Through Numbers
Adam Thede and Nick Tazik
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