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I wonder if automated collection of daily activity - for self-evaluation only - perhaps through home automation or wearables - might help self-correct negative

I wonder if automated collection of daily activity - for self-evaluation only - perhaps through home automation or wearables - might help self-correct negative patterns or correlations.

DoreenMichele 4y ago
A lot of people "waste time" when they are tired or under the weather. They may not realize that's why. If it's why, telling them they are "wasting time" probably won't have much effect.
- rendall 4y ago
  Agreed. The thought is more about achieving insights like that. An example "Although you enjoy that horror series, you tend to sleep less well after watching it." These kinds of insights.
  - DoreenMichele 4y ago
    I'm fully aware of why I'm too tired to concentrate. It has nothing to do with watching horror movies. I'm always genuinely surprised when I see things like "Studies show that watching horror movies before bedtime interferes with sleep." because that seems so obvious, I just can't imagine studying it. To me, that's like launching a study to determine if water is wet.
    - Thiez 4y ago
      I'm not so sure, I remember being unable to sleep after watching 'The Mummy' in my early teens because I found the idea of scarabs crawling under my skin particularly horrific, but haven't really noticed an effect since. I imagine horror movies may actually be better than more cheerful movies because they tend to involve dark scenes that probably don't mess with melatonin production as much. I would like to see that study happen, I think the outcome might surprise (especially if they compare several different genres).
    - rendall 4y ago
      Confused by this whole interaction. The idea is to use AI + automated data collection to detect and surface patterns and correlations of behavior in order to improve quality of life. Did you think this was somehow directed at you, personally?

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I wonder if automated collection of daily activity - for self-evaluation only - perhaps through home automation or wearables - might help self-correct negative

by rendall 4y ago

I wonder if automated collection of daily activity - for self-evaluation only - perhaps through home automation or wearables - might help self-correct negative patterns or correlations.

DoreenMichele 4y ago
A lot of people "waste time" when they are tired or under the weather. They may not realize that's why. If it's why, telling them they are "wasting time" probably won't have much effect.
- rendall 4y ago
  Agreed. The thought is more about achieving insights like that. An example "Although you enjoy that horror series, you tend to sleep less well after watching it." These kinds of insights.
  - DoreenMichele 4y ago
    I'm fully aware of why I'm too tired to concentrate. It has nothing to do with watching horror movies. I'm always genuinely surprised when I see things like "Studies show that watching horror movies before bedtime interferes with sleep." because that seems so obvious, I just can't imagine studying it. To me, that's like launching a study to determine if water is wet.
    - Thiez 4y ago
      I'm not so sure, I remember being unable to sleep after watching 'The Mummy' in my early teens because I found the idea of scarabs crawling under my skin particularly horrific, but haven't really noticed an effect since. I imagine horror movies may actually be better than more cheerful movies because they tend to involve dark scenes that probably don't mess with melatonin production as much. I would like to see that study happen, I think the outcome might surprise (especially if they compare several different genres).
    - rendall 4y ago
      Confused by this whole interaction. The idea is to use AI + automated data collection to detect and surface patterns and correlations of behavior in order to improve quality of life. Did you think this was somehow directed at you, personally?