The quantified self: what it might mean for real estate | North Salem Real Estate

What does the “quantified self” even mean?
Have you ever kept a diary? This is probably the simplest way to think about what we mean when we talk about the quantified self.
The term was originally coined back in 2007 and in essence means “self-tracking,” which is to track/record all the data you can as it relates to a particular aspect of your personal life or situation. To get a more current definition, I reached out to the site quantifiedself.com, which came back with: “creating personal meaning from personal data.”

In the last few years with the advent of smartphones, always connected Internet devices and wearable computers, the quantified self has taken off in a big way.

What are the types of things people are measuring?
People who are self-tracking are now tracking many facets of their life from areas as broad as

• Diet, health and exercise
• Movement/travel
• Mood and emotion
• Spending patterns
• Sleep
• Personal productivity

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