The first day of Quantified Self 2017 was just as uplifting and exhaustive as you could expect. A conference you definitely do not want to miss. One of the most exciting conferences for a digital strategist to attend is the one arranged by the Quantified Self network, usually taking place in either San Francisco orRead moreBusy first day of the Quantified Self 2017 conference in Amsterdam
What happens when you find a measurement tool that you really like – and the manufacturer runs out of business? Philipp Kalwies couldn’t let go of sleep tracker Zeo. Now he makes a copy that is released as open source. At the Quantified Self Europe 2015 conference in Amsterdam, German entrepreneur Philipp Kalwies talked aboutRead moreGood tool with too small market can get a second chance – a hardware hack saves Zeo
Many chronically ill and dementia patients are cared for by relatives. A US project is studying how much time and energy it actually takes to care for a sick relative. And the result can be painful for health policy. In The Bay Area Rajiv Mehta runs a project called Atlas of Caregiving. Rajiv has forRead moreTracking for caregiving – help families who care for their loved ones with QS
So you’ve got yourself an activity tracker, just to try it out. It shows you numbers and stacks, but what can you learn – over time? Ernesto Ramirez has tips and tricks for using Fitbit in any way possible. Ernesto Ramirez is one of the people behind the Quantified Self movement and he is aRead moreBeyond just using Fitbit – here’s how to get more out of the activity tracker
Today we can find out much more about ourselves than ever before. And we don’t need to ask anyone for permission. What we measure and follow up of ourselves is called self-measurement, or Quantified Self. For some time I have worked with medical technology and mobile development in combination. Traditionally, medical technology, or MedTech asRead moreWhat is Quantified Self? A beginners guide
You get more email than you can handle? Are you stressed that you have tough tasks that remain unanswered? You are not alone. Mark Wilson put numbers to the stress. At the QS15 conference developer Mark Wilson held a presentation of a multi-year project in which he tried to get a picture of how he handles emailsRead moreEmail inbox stressing you out? Track and find patterns
