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- 1. Peak Performance Some of my crazy experiments - Jay Best
- 2. Jay Best • I really love this sort of stuff! • Run 7 online businesses • Managed different teams • Love “Time Hacking” • Work = play
- 3. Dmitry Selitskiy • From Thought-Wired (Direct brain interfaces) • We build and help others build solutions & experiences powered by direct brain Interfaces. • Building EEG for disabled • And other awesome stuff
- 4. Clearly defined problem statement I am obsessed with Peak Performance and productivity. I want to build ways to research and optimise – ideally discovering new methods that improve my performance and state of mind Assumptions • Science can be done by civilians •Hacking doesn’t mean it can’t be done properly later •Every body is unique, so I am focusing on what tests work for my body - Placebo counts. •Emotions are a part of the mix
- 5. Vital signs - Measurements: • A multi test, timebased data recording of the following metrics Emotional State (what current emotion) • Cognitive Function (How smart, alert, non fatigued etc) • Bio signs (HR, Breathing etc) • Energy levels (How energy / vitality do you have) I then want to compare these results to everyday tasks "Work“ • Sales / sales results • Emails • Programming quality • Design
- 6. Work Output Measurements 4 Main areas of work to measure • Sales • Email • Coding • Design
- 7. What to measure? EMAIL / WRITING REPORTS Keystrokes per minute Emails / minute / hour % of emails not resulting in a reply (? is this even accurate). Reading level of the text? NLP emotional level of text Have written keystroke recorder. Mousetracking movement / accuracy? SALES Calls / hour Yield / calls / bookings made (aka close ratio) / hour Maybe's / call me back later ratio also.
- 8. What to measure? CODING • Fricken hard to measure this quantitatively • Lines / hour (about the worst measure, but an almost proxy for quantity). • Code quality by peer review (probably a better way to measure) • Code quality by self review (eg "How did you feel you coded today?“) • Self review weeks later (on Git checkin) DESIGN • Self review • Design friends review • http://ratemysite.com/ • Client customer satisfaction of logo / design • Survey monkey for all work + multi variable regression
- 9. Bio Measurement 4 Main areas of work to measure • Emotion • Bio signs • Cognitive Function • EEG (Brain wave scanner)
- 10. Emotions • Use Lucher color test eg • http://www.colorquiz.com/ • Use Inkblot tests • Take randomised webcam shots as I work, showing bodylanguage / attention etc • Could measure NLP of typing stream to detect current emotional state • Output is an emotional graph over time • Self reporting
- 11. Modeling emotions • Different emotions change decision • Court case after lunch • Anger / Fear = quick decision • Low energy = conservative / safer
- 12. Bio Signs • Heart rate • Blood glucose (I have a $40 glucose meter) • Oximeter $40 from Amazon • Breathing tempo and count • Maybe even source a lie detector test to wire myself up to while working? • Electro conductance? Measures how much you are sweating • Blood Pressure $140 from chemist
- 13. Bio Signs • VO2 measures? • Temp (can be used as a proxy for circadian rhythm • Live blood -> Very high power USB microscope, might be able to see dehydration etc. • Cortisol levels (probably via testing labs) Vitamin / minerals / full blood work (via GP Dr) • How can I measure "how sick a person is" maybe temp? • Weight per week / body fat / muscle / water composition
- 14. Cognitive Function • Cognitive Function www.quantifiedmind.com • Reaction tests • Could use a randomised IQ test question • EEG could also measure brain activity (Concentration vs. Meditation)
- 15. EEG (Brain Wave Measurement) Neurosky – Mindwave $165 Emotiv - Epoc - $800