A basic presentation on a project of mine I have had for the last 2 years 'The Quantified Self' A process of collecting as much data in myself as much to better understand my user patterns. This can be from location, to fitness, to coffee consumption.

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Ian
Martin
Adams
The Quantified Self

2. The Quantified Self
Gary Wolf TED@Cannes 2010
‘The self is just our operation centre, our consciousness, our
moral compass. So, if we want to act more effectively in the world,
we have to get to know ourselves better.’
Defined

3. Brief Objectives
Top-line
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Doesn’t kill battery
Connected with Tech
Fun
Compliments my life
Collect as much data on myself

4. My Quantified Self
Location
Fitness
Sleep
Weight
Food
Reading
Phone log
Watched
Contacts
Expenses
Email
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Each data pool is building a clearer picture
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5. Using a mix of Geo-location, check in and social apps I can go back in time to find what I did on any given day
Location Who What Where
Since 7th Nov 2013
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6. The Jawbone bad and UP App lets me easily track steps, calories, sleep and set goals
Fitness Tracking made easy
Since 7th Jan This year
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7. The Jawbone band automatically can track my sleep patterns and the different stages of sleep.
Sleep Plus energy tracking
Since 7th Jan This year
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8. IFTTT - If Then Then That. Quick setup can result in alot of data
Small Automations
Start date varies
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MY NEXT STEPS

10. Implementation Dashboards
The ability to easily dip in and out of the data collected
@ianmartinadams Google Now or Siri

11. IOTs Connected data sets
Joining the dots between one action to the other.
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12. Outcome Use cases
Easy analysis to inform ways of optimising my life
Amount of tweets, day of week, time of day to new followers.
Weight throughout the year/month
What can you think of?
How many caffeine I drink - When, What time of day, days of week..
Quality of speed - What impacts my sleep.
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13. The Media Link
Concept time: What could be done if consumers shared a
selected of data about themselves.

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15. Appendix
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16. Learnings Moves
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Weekdays Weekends@ianmartinadams

17. Learnings Moves
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