CarpentryCon 2022 Lightning Talks: Why do I quantify my life with data?
Channel: The Carpentries
Date: 2022-08-07

Why do I quantify my life with data? (ES)

Juan De Dios Santos, Bitly

"Quantified self" is the act of tracking aspects of your life using data, an activity I've been doing for various years. At first, I started by wearing devices and making spreadsheets. Now, I'm writing libraries to assist me and owning the data others are collecting for me, thanks to laws like GDPR. This lightning talk is about this activity. I'll talk about why and how I do it-because if we're using data to solve problems and discover insights, why can't we apply the same methods to ourselves?