Quantified self
Why? It's fun (at least subjectively).
I'm trying to work on objectively useful things (diet, exercise, sleep), and quantifying keeps me motivated to to more research and get rigorous understanding of how body works.
About the data I collect: https://beepb00p.xyz/my-data.html
Table of Contents
- [A] tracking: #sleep qs
- tracking: #location qs
- tracking: #mood qs
- tracking: #blood qs
- tracking: #weight qs
- tracking: finances qs
- tracking: #food qs
- tracking: computer/phone usage qs
- tracking: misc qs
- [D] cognitive testing qscognitive
- other links qs
- related qssleepexerciselongevity
- TODO [D] My fundamental colclusion ??? it's that I don't trust himself lhuman (and especially my) ability to detect weak signals qstoblog
- TODO [B] many hrv points are 0. wtf??? qsemfitsleep
- TODO [B] hrv is 0 on some days… need to refresh the data do double check? qsemfitsleep
- TODO [D] at least, track tea and coffee maybe? qs
- [D] index - HumanMicrobiome https://old.reddit.com/r/HumanMicrobiome/wiki/index#wiki_testing.3A qs
- TODO [D] Quantified Health Prize results announced - LessWrong 2.0 https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/yMKfih99nSqRyphkD/quantified-health-prize-results-announced qs
- Essux/Quantified-Self-Reports qs
- TODO [B] questions i want answered: can i have a smart alarm that actually works? Like, detects hrv or sleep phase or something and wakes me up? qssleep
- Cooper test - Wikipedia qsvo2
- TODO [C] Strength Level - Weightlifting Calculator (Bench/Squat/Deadlift) qswledger
- TODO [B] Correlate sleep with rescuetime/arbtt data? qssleep
- TODO [B] Heat plot hr at specific hour + sunrise qssleep
- TODO [C] New Oura vs Emfit QS? - Quantified Self Forum qsemfitsleepoura
- TODO [C] ok, so could check movement sounds against emfit/garmin? qsemfitgarminsleepasandroid
- TODO [C] [XPOST] JotaJade has documented every hour of 2020! qsinspiration
- [C] qsdb/docs: Quantified Self Database (QSDB) Documentation qs
- TODO [B] gianlucatruda/quantified-sleep: Quantified Sleep: Machine learning techniques for observational n-of-1 studies. qssleep
- [C] SwitchBot Smart Switch Button Pusher - no Wiring, Wireless app or Timer Control, add SwitchBot Hub Compatible with Alexa, Google Home, Siri, IFTTT: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools https://www.amazon.co.uk/SwitchBot-Smart-Switch-Button-Pusher/dp/B07B4D9KVX qs
- TODO [C] TimescaleDB raises $40M | Hacker News qs
- TODO [C] TimescaleDB vs. InfluxDB: Purpose-built for time-series data qsinfluxdb
¶[A] tracking: #sleep qs
need to update this section properly
at the moment I'm using Emfit QS for actual data, and manual org-mode tracking for subjective stats after sleep
¶UP24 bioimpedance qs
¶TODO actually take a look at intervals after all! Maybe prot on one large picture? qs
¶zeo band? apparently, went bust.. qs
see gwern blog
¶TODO how to assess quality of sleep properly?? qs
¶tracking: #location qs
- google maps
- swarm
¶tracking: #mood qs
¶tracking: #blood qs
- medichecks
- thriva
¶tracking: #weight qs
¶tracking: finances qs
- #hledger
- drebedengi
¶tracking: computer/phone usage qs
¶STRT #arbtt on desktop qs
¶CANCEL [D] http://www.qualitytimeapp.com/ qs
¶https://www.reddit.com/r/everymanshouldknow/comments/5o4cyb/emsk_about_an_app_called_quality_time_to_keep/dchj19y qs
I tried this app for several weeks but gave up because it was blatantly inaccurate. It will log time of apps running in the background. When I had two browser windows opened it would double my time assuming I was looking at both windows simultaneously. The one thing it did well was count how many times you unlock the phone, which surprised me I checked it as often as I did, but I was pretty sure I didn't play candy crush for 6 hours straight while I was sleeping. [reddit]
¶tracking: misc qs
¶blood pressure? qs
¶TODO [D] alcohol monitor? qs
The only way to get an accurate reading of your BAC is with a blood draw. The PBTs the police use on the side of the road are wildly inaccurate, and even the more advanced ones they use at the police stations/car breathalyzers still have their problems with calibration. I doubt one you can buy at a store is going to be accurate at all, so my advice would be not to waste your money.
¶TODO [C] thyroid home test? qs
¶TODO [C] cholesterol home test? qs
¶[C] gut biome? https://ubiome.com qs
¶[D] food Intolerance tests qs
https://www.testmyintolerance.com/product/advanced-intolerance-test/
meh, unlikely it would show anything useful
¶[D] cognitive testing qscognitive
¶cambridge brain sciences https://www.cambridgebrainsciences.com/ qscognitive
¶exporting data: https://www.reddit.com/r/QuantifiedSelf/comments/7b5dt3/heres_a_quick_way_to_exportaccess_cambridge_brain/ qscognitive
¶STRT quantified mind … hasn't been updated for a while http://www.quantified-mind.com/about qscognitive
ugh, apparently, it only has five experminents
¶TODO http://brainworkshop.sourceforge.net qscognitive
¶TODO http://cognitivefun.net qscognitive
¶other links qs
¶TODO [#C] Serge Faguet: https://hackernoon.com/im-32-and-spent-200k-on-biohacking-became-calmer-thinner-extroverted-healthier-happier-2a2e846ae113 qs
A bit insane (or is it?). But worth going through the biomarkers tests, etc, might be something useful there
¶related qssleepexerciselongevity
¶TODO [D] My fundamental colclusion ??? it's that I don't trust himself lhuman (and especially my) ability to detect weak signals qstoblog
CREATED: [2019-11-13]
¶TODO [B] many hrv points are 0. wtf??? qsemfitsleep
CREATED: [2020-10-12]
¶TODO [B] hrv is 0 on some days… need to refresh the data do double check? qsemfitsleep
CREATED: [2020-10-08]
¶TODO [D] at least, track tea and coffee maybe? qs
CREATED: [2019-04-09]
¶[D] index - HumanMicrobiome https://old.reddit.com/r/HumanMicrobiome/wiki/index#wiki_testing.3A qs
¶TODO [D] Quantified Health Prize results announced - LessWrong 2.0 https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/yMKfih99nSqRyphkD/quantified-health-prize-results-announced qs
¶TODO [B] questions i want answered: can i have a smart alarm that actually works? Like, detects hrv or sleep phase or something and wakes me up? qssleep
CREATED: [2021-02-08]
¶ Cooper test - Wikipedia qsvo2
The results can be correlated with VO2 Max.
max distance ran in 12 mins
¶TODO [C] Strength Level - Weightlifting Calculator (Bench/Squat/Deadlift) qswledger
¶TODO [B] Correlate sleep with rescuetime/arbtt data? qssleep
CREATED: [2020-10-24]
Generally correlate time before asleep?
¶TODO [B] Heat plot hr at specific hour + sunrise qssleep
CREATED: [2020-10-27]
¶TODO [C] New Oura vs Emfit QS? - Quantified Self Forum qsemfitsleepoura
¶TODO [C] ok, so could check movement sounds against emfit/garmin? qsemfitgarminsleepasandroid
CREATED: [2021-03-15]
¶TODO [C] [XPOST] JotaJade has documented every hour of 2020! qsinspiration
CREATED: [2021-03-08]
¶[C] qsdb/docs: Quantified Self Database (QSDB) Documentation qs
QSDB, in its current alpha stage, comprises: a soft specification/schema of how to format and organize your personal data suggested tools for storing your data scripts and configuration files for deploying those tools
¶TODO [B] gianlucatruda/quantified-sleep: Quantified Sleep: Machine learning techniques for observational n-of-1 studies. qssleep
looks good
¶[C] SwitchBot Smart Switch Button Pusher - no Wiring, Wireless app or Timer Control, add SwitchBot Hub Compatible with Alexa, Google Home, Siri, IFTTT: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools https://www.amazon.co.uk/SwitchBot-Smart-Switch-Button-Pusher/dp/B07B4D9KVX qs
SwitchBot Smart Switch Button Pusher
¶TODO [C] TimescaleDB raises $40M | Hacker News qs
I wouldn't choose InfluxDB over TimescaleDB. There's a reasonably balanced comparison here from the Timescale guys: https://blog.timescale.com/blog/timescaledb-vs-influxdb-for-... The benchmarks are interesting, showing TimescaleDB to be the clear winner in most scenarios. For me that's nice, but it's a bigger deal to me personally that I already have Postgres and SQL experience that translates directly to TimescaleDB, I don't have to learn a new tool and query language. Development is complex enough and I have to learn too many things as it is. The older I get the less enthusiastic I am about adding something new to the stack.