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by JonnieCache
4798 days ago
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Not only that, I think it could lead to/promote mental illness in some people. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgHxYrwO-Vg I know that I have to struggle to avoid analysing everything I do and think. It renders me paralysed and miserable. I guess steve would say that if I injected more real data I would be able to make more confident decisions rather than just worrying. Somehow I doubt that though. We here are all too aware of the pitfalls of naive analytics. |
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I was not very impressed with Stephen's blog post about the amount of data he had collected on himself. Ok I lie, it seemed impressive at first and then I asked myself "Whats the point?" and came up empty. If the data collected does NOT get in the way of life and can serve some purpose then it could be a good idea.
But Stephen's phone calls, email times and keystrokes seemed a bit pointless. Stephen seems to really enjoy collecting this data about himself and probably wants other people to collect similar amounts of data so he can compare them.
I'm not surprised that he might have the most data on himself, its not exactly a hobby that one can walk away from for a few weeks. If you break the timeline you ruin the consistency of the data. So its a hobby that needs lifelong dedication.
Good on Steven for finding a hobby that interests him, I just don't think its the future or if it is, it will be in a different form; useful data, medical information, things that can actually help you in a truly meaningful way. Some data is actually just useless or even counterproductive.