Thinking about a Quantified Self directory

Posted on September 19th, 2012 by Sacha Chua

So we were talking about a directory of people interested in Quantified Self, and I want to think about what something like that would look like so that I can help build it. Here’s what my profile might look like on such a system:

Sacha Chua (@sachac, http://livinganawesomelife.com)
Toronto, Canada – Previous: Manila, Philippines

Member of: Quantified Self Toronto (co-organizer)

I track:

Health
- Sleep time: Custom tracker (http://quantifiedawesome.com) since November 2011; previous: SleepBot Tracker
- Weight (KeepTrack)
- Blood pressure (KeepTrack)
- Exercise:
  - Time: Custom tracker (http://quantifiedawesome.com) since November 2011; previous: CardioTrainer, Walttend
  - Steps: Walkroid (started September 2012)
Groceries: Scanned receipts and a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet since May 2012
Location: Occasional checkins with Google Latitude
Ideas
Library books
Book notes
Notes from conversations
Clothing: Custom tracker (http://quantifiedawesome.com) since August 2011

I used to track:

Stuff
Community-supported agriculture
Biking distance
Productivity / focus (RescueTime, ManicTime)

I’m curious about:

Tracking contacts, connections, and conversations
- Who should I reach out to more frequently than I currently do?
- What did I talk about with different people?
Heart rate monitoring
Activity monitoring
Visualizations
Android app development

I can help people with:

Web development
Visualizations

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It would be awesome to be able to find other people interested in tracking groceries, for example, and then eventually to share data structures and experiments.

What would your profile look like? What do you want to add to this?

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