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Ask HN: How do you datamine yourself?
Hello HN!
I was thinking about collecting data about myself and using it to draw conclusions about correlations between my actions, feelings and health.
So far, I was not able to find a good way to track all this data. There seems to be no application I could find that
- I can host myself (this data is very sensitive)
- can track all properties I want via computer / webinterface / mobile app.
- is extensible
Apart from that I was thinking about what kind of data to track. So far I could come up with the following:
- data about health and physical activity like sports, step count, walking distance, weight
- movement profile
- Usage of my digital devices (computer, mobile device): When did I turn it on / off, keystrokes count, display brightness, which apps / websites did I use, meta data about messaging, ...
Most of the data will probably require a lot of effort to track. I would later not only draw conclusions about myself, but could also learn about data science.
I would also be interested if you do something like this and what kind of things you found out!
Thank you! :)
- new_guy 8y agoYour browser history! Correlate that with a diary, grocery receipts, bank statements etc. You can export it as a CSV and get some surprising info.
- mrccc 8y agoGood idea, thank you!
- morkfromork 8y agoI have a device in my car that automatically keeps track of every trip. I use it to plan better routes and reduce overall time spent driving.
- mrccc 8y agoWhy don't you just use a service, like Apple/Google Maps that does the planning automatically?
- gvand 8y agoIf you want to analyze your data it's crucial that you have as much data as possible, so start right now using applications that are already available and that can export the data they collect via csv, you can always start using a self hosted solution once you find it.