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Quantified Self

How do self-trackers handle loved ones who aren’t self-trackers?

April 22, 2013 By Susannah Fox 5 Comments

— intriguing question raised by Emily Kramer-Golinkoff on Twitter. I’d love to hear if people have experiences or advice to share in the comments. I wonder if the answer depends on how visible someone’s tracking is or whether they share their activity with their loved ones. If you are new to the idea of self-tracking, […]

Filed Under: trends & principles Tagged With: Quantified Self, self-tracking

Tracking for Health: Detailed Demographics

March 20, 2013 By Susannah Fox 8 Comments

Detailed demographic breakdowns for responses to health tracking questions

In response to popular demand, my Pew Research colleagues and I posted detailed demographic tables for the “Tracking for Health” study. I should warn you: These are not pretty tables. You may need a ruler to keep track of the rows and columns since we crammed as much data into each table as possible. But […]

Filed Under: demographics, understanding statistics Tagged With: Pew Internet, Pew Research Center, Quantified Self, tracking, Tracking for Health

Join a discussion about “Tracking for Health”

January 28, 2013 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

“When our observations about ourselves are formally collected, rather than just remembered, it’s easier to get advice and comment, and to improve our reasoning with the help of others. ‘Remember kids, the only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down,’ said Adam Savage of Mythbusters. Technology helps us write it down.” – Ernesto Ramirez, […]

Filed Under: trends & principles Tagged With: Pew Internet, Quantified Self, tracking

The e is for engagement

October 29, 2012 By Susannah Fox 13 Comments

Painting: "Skinny Genes" by Regina Holliday for Stanford Medicine X

What if we redefined the Quantified Self movement to include everyone who keeps a pair of “skinny jeans” in their closet? What if the 85% of U.S. adults who own a cell phone understood that it’s potentially a tool for health tracking? What if everyone designing health care tools first talked with patients and caregivers […]

Filed Under: pts as teachers, trends & principles Tagged With: california healthcare foundation, connected health, Katie McCurdy, Pew Internet, Quantified Self, Stanford Medicine X, Tom Ferguson, tracking, Tracking for Health

Unpacking self-tracking

June 7, 2012 By Susannah Fox 20 Comments

One of the “top tweets” of this week’s Health Datapalooza was one I dashed off on my way to the event: 1 in 4 U.S. internet users track their own health data online – @pewinternet pewrsr.ch/khtiMB #healthdata — SusannahFox (@SusannahFox) June 5, 2012 It was great to see how this research tidbit was treated like […]

Filed Under: research issues Tagged With: Health Datapalooza, Quantified Self, self-tracking, tracking, Tracking for Health

What’s the future for self-tracking?

March 9, 2012 By Susannah Fox 38 Comments

Stephen Wolfram’s essay, The Personal Analytics of My Life, begins: “One day I’m sure everyone will routinely collect all sorts of data about themselves.” A Pew Internet survey suggests we have a long way to go: a September 2010 survey found that 27% of internet users age 18+ track their own health data online. There […]

Filed Under: health data, research issues, trends & principles Tagged With: Analytics, Brigid Schulte, Health Data, Internet Survey, Matthew Cornell, Pew Internet, Quantified Self, Stephen Wolfram, tracking

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