Definition of the experiment

Post date: 21-Sep-2014 19:09:58

Target

Future Generation Computers Article

Method

You will blog here something whenever you consider the moments in the figure below happened:

• awareness
• self-reflection
• sense-making
• impact

(Duval 2013) Quantified Self and Learning Analytics. http://www.slideshare.net/erik.duval/20130703-lasi-stanforderik

Common claims regarding QS:

• "these studies lack validity!"
• "a study of a single individual will not generalize to the broader population"
• "the possibility of experimenter bias makes your findings highly suspicious and inconclusive."
• "is your effect even real?"

Reference (http://quantifiedself.com/scientific-method/). This link contains some threads you should discuss.

Quotations to take into account

Tracking creates opportunities for Innovation (Duval)

If you are tracking your mood and you see a small improvement it is likely meaningful to you. So don’t worry too much about statistics (Quantifiedself.com). Might be better to show a picture before and after the experiment.

Yours is an experiment for self-development. The experiment will go right whenever you are more

• happy
• innovative
• courageous
• mindful

You might consider to add your 3LHub Project here: http://quantifiedself.com/guide/tag/learning