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<\/a>I track my homework, work schedule, and workout schedule in my agenda. However this method of tracking could hardly be a tool for the quantified self. There is not extraction of data, only the input of information. The agenda is merely a place to store information, it would be very difficult to extract data from it. Maybe I could go through and look at my handwriting or the color pen I was using to inquire about how I was feeling that day. <\/p>\nThis is to say I have very little interaction with tracking on my phone with conscious effort of know more about myself. I have never been a fan of tracking my behavior, I guess I’m somewhat private in that way.
\nSo I have gotten a little creative in the \u201ctools\u201d I use for my quantified self.
\nWhen I workout I use one tool to track my workout. It’s called a watch, it times my workout. That’s it, I workout for 45 minutes, I use my watch to time how long I have been actively working out. That’s it, I don’t try and measure the calories I’ve burned, or the peak heart rate reached. I base my workout on how I feel, if I’m tired I may take more breaks and slow down. If it’s a good day I try and see how far I can push my body, but it’s all based on how I feel.
\nI do track my spending, I bank with Wells Fargo and their banking app is rather impressive (but I don’t utilize it). You can see how much money you are spending, where you are spending it, and when you’re spending it. They have charts and bar graphs to visualize your spending habits. It’s really quite impressive for the conscious spender. But for me, \u00a0if I feel like I have spent too much money I check my bank account. \u00a0In synopsis I don’t self track I’ve had found that self tracking ends up making me feel stressed. I listen to my body more than anything else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I track my homework, work schedule, and workout schedule in my agenda. However this method of tracking could hardly be a tool for the quantified self. There is not extraction of data, only the input of information. The agenda is merely a place to store information, it would be very difficult to extract data
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