#15 The Quantified Self Movement with Ernesto Ramirez

This episode includes discussion on:
- The roots of The Quantified Self (2:55)
- The first meetings (4:50)
- What are meetings about and what types of information are shared? (5:59)
- “Show and tell” (8:12)
- Personal “N = 1” experiments and personal self-tracking (9:10)
- Gaining value from personal tracking (15:10)
- Where is the movement now, and where is it going? (18:50)
- The challenges of engaging with your personal data and the role of data visualization (19:15)
- Data privacy in a quantified world (21:37)
- Medical self-testing, value and drawbacks (24:40)
- Accuracy and action-ability when using personal tracking devices (29:30)
- What is the role of personal data collection in research and healthcare (35:21)
- Best practices for Quantifying the Self (41:58)
- What is the future of self quantification? (44:12)
- How to get started in self quantification (46:00)
- Useful resources in self quantifying (49:42)
- Your most important recommendations for people (51:18)
- What data metrics do you personally track? (53:30)
- What have been your biggest insights from Self Quantifying? (54:20)

More about The Quantified Body:
Damien Blenkinsopp, the host of The Quantified Body. The Quantified Body Podcast introduces you to the cutting edge in this trend – whether you’re a citizen scientist at home, or a physician broadening your horizons.

This show has the mission to hunt down the best, most accurate, most accessible sources of data we can find – that provide the clearest insights – to make better decisions about our bodies – whether it be towards the goals of better health, disease resolution, higher performance or longevity.

Many different perspectives with experts from completely different backgrounds are explored to discover the best-in-class knowledge. Learn skillsets such as academic researchers, lab technicians, practicing physicians, citizen scientists and others with insights and perspectives on data collection and use towards health management and optimization.