la quantified self meetup (06/12) - my data discovery
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Los Angeles, CA Quantified Self Meetup on 06/21/12 My Show & Tell talk sharing my journey and discoveries of self-tracking data I've been collecting for over 2 years.TRANSCRIPT
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L O S A N G E L E S Q S M E E T U P
M Y D ATA D I S C O V E RY
J U N 2 1 S T , 2 0 1 2
Eric BlueBlog: http://eric-blue.comTwitter: @ericblue
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MY QS DATA DISCOVERYLESSONS LEARNED SO FAR
Started self-tracking in early 2010 Lots of gadgets and software
Off the shelf and home-brewed Lots of data collected Now moving from massive collection to discovery
My motivation for tracking? Recurring lower-back injury was majorly impacting my activity Get back to higher level of activity and fitness Curiosity – no immediate questions – see patterns over long periods of time
What have I learned? Some meta-data about my tracking – Meta Quantified Self Interesting discoveries Practical advice for people getting started
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CORE GADGETS + APPS
My gadgets Activity: FitBit Weight + Blood Pressure: Withings
(scale + HRM) Sleep: Zeo Heart Rate: Garmin FR60 heart rate monitor Location: GPS (Qstarz) Mental Focus: NeuroSky
Applications iFitness - iPhone TRAQS.me
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META QUANTIFIED SELF – DATA ABOUT DATA
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Stat Fact
Total hours spent tracking 20,606.40 hours (since 2/13/2010)
Total steps recorded 231,616 steps
Total GPS points (lat/long) 1.94 million points
Heart beats recorded 109,230 beats
Total burned calories recorded
248,385 records
Total sleep recorded 414,641 sleep points
Total data saved 218.89 MB
Frequency of QS gadget purchase
.5 gadgets / month
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MY ORIGINAL IDEA ABOUT SELF-TRACKING
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= …
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AND (POOF) MAGIC HAPPENS
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MY ORIGINAL IDEA ABOUT SELF-TRACKING(FANTASY)
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MY ORIGINAL IDEA ABOUT SELF-TRACKING(REALITY)
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NO SPARTAN YET, BUT A WORK IN PROGRESS
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SELF-TRACKING STATUS UPDATE – 6/21/2012
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Stat Start Current
Delta
Total weight (lbs)
205.3 190.2 -15.1lbs (since 2/13/2010)
Body fat % 23% 17.2% - 5.8%
Muscle (lbs) 158.08 157.73 - 0.35 lbs
Fat (lbs) 47.22 32.77 - 14.45 lbs
Strength (max bench)
205lbs 267lbs 30.24% increase
Total back injury flair ups
0 5 5 setbacks
Days since last major flair up
- - 292 days
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LESSONS LEARNED
Lesson 1 – Progress is NOT linear There will be set backs Injury can happen, there will be lack of motivation but keep at it Push yourself, but also be kind to yourself
Lesson 2 – Set realistic goals Rome (or better yet, a Spartan) wasn’t built in a day Don’t go overboard on tracking – start small, be pragmatic
Lesson 3 – Visualizing data in different ways can bring insight Spreadsheets and charts are effective but can be boring Experiment with different ways to visualize data and find patterns
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INTERESTING STATS & VISUALIZATIONS – [1]This is what enduring back pain and a major spasm looks like
at night (9/24/2010)
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INTERESTING STATS & VISUALIZATIONS – [2]Friday is my most active day of the week; Monday I’m lazy
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INTERESTING STATS & VISUALIZATIONS – [3]Set a goal everyday and exceed it; skipping a day means you
may have to make it up!
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INTERESTING STATS & VISUALIZATIONS – [4]Adding some color shows patterns on larger volumes of data
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INTERESTING STATS & VISUALIZATIONS – [5]My hourly activity as a heatmap
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INTERESTING STATS & VISUALIZATIONS – [6]
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INTERESTING STATS & VISUALIZATIONS – [7]
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INTERESTING STATS & VISUALIZATIONS – [8]My morning walks
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INTERESTING STATS & VISUALIZATIONS – [9]My morning walks – frequency & intensity
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INTERESTING STATS & VISUALIZATIONS – [10]Cities I’ve visited order by date; My home-brewed Google
Latitude
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INTERESTING STATS & VISUALIZATIONS – [11]Remember, graphs aren’t (always) reality. Focus on feeling
good/fit and being happy. Have a slice of pie once in a while!
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WHERE TO FIND MORE?
The Quantified Self Site http://quantifiedself.com/
QS Los Angeles Meetup http://www.meetup.com/QuantifiedSelfLA/
QS Los Angeles Wiki http://quantifiedselfla.wikispaces.com/
My Blog – Quantified Self Category http://eric-blue.com/category/quantified-self/
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