A Futurist’s Take on Self-Tracking and Mindfulness
I’ve been thinking for some time about the connection between self-tracking and mindfulness. At first glance they seem to be very different – picture the wired-up gadget wizard sitting next to the...
View ArticleNancy Dougherty on Mindfulness Pills
Nancy Dougherty made her own set of “mindfulness pills” – placebos labeled Focus, Willpower/Energy, Calm, and Happy. The pills were embedded with sensors that transmitted signals to her phone,...
View ArticlePersonal Informatics In Practice: Reflection and Persuasion in Personal...
This is a guest post by Sean Munson, a PhD candidate at the University of Michigan’s School of Information. Sean studies individual preferences and nudges, particular for encouraging people to read...
View ArticleCatherine Kerr on Cortical Measures in Mindfulness Meditation
Catherine Kerr does brain science related to mindfulness at Brown University Medical School. She points out that mindfulness traditions ask practitioners to simply focus closely on body sensations in...
View ArticleQS and Mindfulness
Can you use technology to be more mindful? This question was at the core of a wonderful presentation by Nancy Dougherty at the second annual Quantified Self Conference: Nancy acknowledges at the start...
View ArticleWhat We Are Reading
Here’s some great pieces from around the web to get your mind working and give you some insight into what we find interesting and compelling. The Diabetes Paradox by Thomas Goetz: A fascinating look at...
View ArticleCharles Wang on Mindfulness, Technology, and Me
Charles Wang is one of the co-founders of Lumo BodyTech, the makers of the LUMOback posture sensor. When he’s not building new self-tracking tools, he’s taking a some time to watch the world around...
View ArticleNancy Dougherty on Quantified/Unquantified
Nancy Dougherty has talked to us in the past about her experiences with exploring self-tracking and how mindfulness interacts with the technological processes of gathering and understanding personal...
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