Aleks Stojanovic, Managing Director at Razorfish Healthware in Germany is using a lot of self-tracking tools to collect data in huge amounts. Why? Because it helped him to loose 50kg of weight and to correlate data to understand, why sport make him gain weight again. He concludes: Using Quantified Self technologies, you are not doing anything new. Your subconcious mind is already tracking data. But Quantified Self helps to lift striking patterns into the conciousness, where it can change your behavior. That said, such technologies are extending your ability to interpret data. It´s like using contact lenses to see better. His suggestion: Onboard to the movement - now.

1. The Aleks of Glass...
Aleksandar Stojanovic
Digital-Strategist. Data-Humanist. .Health-Disruptor.
Managing Director @ Razorfish Healthware
@THINKING_TANK
@RAZORFISH_HW

2. FitBit
I use FitBit for activity
tracking, sports, nutrition
log and sleep measurement.

3. NikePlus
This one helps me to stay
physically motivated in day-
to-day life.

4. Zeo
Advanced sleep tracking from
brain-waves over REM-phases.
It controls my clock but will be
replaced by beddit, soon.

5. Withings
This thing helped me to
track my weight-loss
progress. Like!

6. RunKeeper
An open system, which I use to interweave
some of my gadgets. During sports, it is
connected with my „Scosche Track“ for a
detailled heart-rate profile. GPS & Co.

7. MyBasis
Currently, my favorite gadget, since
It replaces a lot of my stuff. Pulse.
Sweat and prespiration on skin.
Temperature. Activity. Calories. Sleep.
Still Beta as for the Bluetooth chip.
The day I received it, the Amiigo band
popped up at Indiegogo. Reminds me
of that Oatmeal cartoon.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apple

8. 23andMe
• DNA & Genetics
• Mutations. Risk-Profiles.
• Tons of data.
• Cookie-Killer-Mode
My DNA says, that I get angry, when
someone is eating very loud right next
to me. That is true! I could kill!!

10. What is that
data-stuff
all about?!
HÄ?!?

11. That was my
favorite food!

12. Until I reached
160kg in weight!

13. 1 DECISION ONE:
STOP NOW! CHANGE LIFE!

14. 1
2 DECISION TWO:
DO SOME SPORTS!
DECISION ONE:
STOP NOW! CHANGE LIFE!

15. 3
WHY AM I NOT
LOOSING WEIGHT?!
MORE SPORTS!!!
SO EVERY MORNING.
RUNNING 7KM!
1
2 DECISION TWO:
DO SOME SPORTS!
DECISION ONE:
STOP NOW! CHANGE LIFE!

16. 4
NOW
I KNOW
WHY...
3
WHY AM I NOT
LOOSING WEIGHT?!
MORE SPORTS!!!
SO EVERY MORNING.
RUNNING 7KM!
1
2 DECISION TWO:
DO SOME SPORTS!
DECISION ONE:
STOP NOW! CHANGE LIFE!

17. My Data pointed me to
a histamine intolerance.
Running produces
histamine! So I changed
my type of sports.

18. Plus, my wife started
Foodblogging for people
with intolerances. Like!
http://www.kochtrotz.de

19. What s so new?!
Blood pressure measurement.
7 of of 10 people do it already.
• 49% „in their heads“
• 35% analog
• 21% digital
* Pew Research Center. Internet & American Life Project

20. Emotional
Computing.
We are collecting data all the time.
We just do not recognize it.
• Lying. Joy. Anger. Surprise.
Google „Paul Ekman“. Like!
Anyway, we are big-data-pattern machines all
the time. It s just subconcious... Technology
can lift that pattern-recognition up to your
conciousness for you.

21. Slowly, we understand...
Conciousness 60 bit/s
mp3 128.000 bit/s
DSL 6.000.000 bit/s
Subconciousness 12.000.000 bit/s
HD-TV 24.000.000 bit/s

22. My next Quantified-Self project? I will interconnect my
agency time-tracking with my stress level. Based on that
I will be able to determine, which clients should pay more
per hour in order to be served by me... :D

23. Those who don t know,
Have no choice than to believe...
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach