This article explores the production and type of knowledge acquired in the course of specific
digital self-tracking activities that resemble research and are common among followers of …

The concept of 'self-tracking'(also referred to as life-logging, the quantified self, personal
analytics and personal informatics) has recently begun to emerge in discussions of ways in …

In this chapter I examine the concepts and uses of data as they are expressed in
representations of self-tracking (otherwise known as life logging, the quantified self or …

The concept of self-tracking has recently begun to emerge in discussions of ways in which
people can record specific features of their lives, often using digital technologies, to monitor …

With the advent of digital devices and software, self-tracking practices have gained new
adherents and have spread into a wide array of social domains. The Quantified Self …

In this chapter, we draw on our study involving interviews with Australians who identify as
current self-trackers to discuss why and how they monitor themselves. Our approach for …

Digital self-tracking devices and data have become normal elements of everyday life.
Imagining Personal Data examines the implications of the rise of body monitoring and digital …

This article investigates the metaphor of the Quantified Self (QS) as it is presented in the
magazine Wired (2008–2012). Four interrelated themes—transparency, optimization …

This article foregrounds the ways in which members of the Quantified Self ascribe value and
meaning to the data they generate in self-tracking practices. We argue that the widespread …

The recent increase in the use of digital self-tracking devices has given rise to a range of
relations to the self often discussed as quantified self (QS). In popular and academic …