Mark Leavitt: Whipping up My Willpower
When we decide to track one thing, we sometimes find that we are indirectly tracking something else. That is the theme of today’s talk. When Mark Leavitt was 57, he found out that he had heart...
View ArticleJan Szelagiewicz: Losing 40 kg with Self-Tracking
On July 4th, 2009 Jan Szelagiewicz decided to make a change in his life. After taking stock of his personal health and his family history with heart disease he began a weight-loss journey that included...
View ArticleKouris Kalligas: Analyzing My Weight and Sleep
Like anyone who has ever been bombarded with magazine headlines in a grocery store checkout line, Kouris Kalligas had a few assumptions about how to reduce his weight and improve his sleep. Instead of...
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What We Are Reading
We hope you enjoy this week’s list! Articles Big Data in the 1800s in surgical science: A social history of early large data set development in urologic surgery in Paris and Glasgow by Dennis J Mazur....
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Shawn Dimantha: My Face, My Health
Shawn Dimantha is always looking for easier ways to track his health. He uses a variety of self-tracking tools, but a few months ago he became interested in exploring what he could do given his...
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What We Are Reading
We’re back after missing last week (sorry!) with a bit longer list than usual. Enjoy! Articles Thoughts on Quantified Self for Modifying Long Term Life Goals by Mark Krynsky. Mark, a member of our QS...
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Nan Shellabarger: 26 Years of Weight Tracking
“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,...
View ArticleDavid Joerg: Building My Personal Operating System
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...
View ArticleJulie Price: 30lbs of Family Visits, Races, and Games
Julie Price has been tracking her weight consistently for the last four years. Like many of us, she found that her weight goes up and down depending on various life events. In this talk, presented at...
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QS15 Conference Preview: Julie Price on Long-term Weight Tracking
On June 18-20 we’ll be hosting the QS15 Conference & Activate Expo in San Francisco at the beautiful facilities at the Fort Mason Center. This will be a very special year with three days of...
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