Quantified Self Movement, Meet Healthcare
Posted by Breanne Everett
It’s been five years since Wired editors coined the term “quantified self”, and it’s becoming clear that the trend is starting to catch on with consumers in applications outside of the realm of athletics. For those unfamiliar with the concept of quantified self (QS), it refers to the habit of using technology to acquire data about your daily life in terms of outputs, stats and performance. Over the past half decade, QS-based products have begun to typify consumer life; mobile apps and bodily affixed technologies have enabled people to track how fast they run, how many hours they sleep, and...
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