quantified self
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Quantified Self (Loathing)
Socrates said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Ditto the over-examined life, which is why I’m dubious of the so-called “quantified self” movement taking root with smartphones and smartypants hither and yon. This is how it works: Use new consumer tech and apps to track everything about oneself, use the data to enforce self-improvement…