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The Quantified Self by Gary Wolf

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A practical guide to learning from your own life. Science journalist (NYT, WIRED) and QS co-founder. Out Oct 6, available everywhere from @workmanpub

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I buy multiple copies of useful books so I can give them away. What an honor to meet Brian Baird, former member of Congress from the great state of Washington, at the Sage Assembly in Seattle last week. He asked such good questions about self-tracking that I gifted him my first copy of THE QUANTIFIED SELF. I had packed it along with a bag full of #RebelHealth pins (I should have brought more Seeker and Networker pins, they went fast). Pause and read the quote on my second slide - and follow @sarariggare and @the_quantified_self for more insights 💛💙 Thanks to @thedanamlewis for snapping the pic of me speaking!

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Episode 239: What is a time series? Gary Wolf explains how this powerful observation tool helps to quantify the self.

Listen to the full episode of #HealthAndVeritas at the link in our bio.

#yale #explore #timeseries #quantifiedself

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Episode 239: Personal science and biohacking may seem similar, but they‘re not quite the same. Dr. Sara Riggare explores where they overlap, where they diverge, and why the distinction matters.

Listen to the full episode of #HealthAndVeritas at the link in our bio.

#yale #explore #biohacking #personalscience

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Episode 239: Every year, Dr. Sara Riggare spends 1 hour in neurological healthcare and 8,765 hours managing her health herself. So why do we focus on the one red dot instead of all the blue ones?

Listen to the full episode of #HealthAndVeritas at the link in our bio.

#yale #explore #parkinsons #chronicdiseases

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Episode 239: Dr. Sara Riggare recounts the moment she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, and how being a mother helped her navigate what came next.

Listen to the full episode of #HealthAndVeritas at the link in our bio.

#yale #explore #parkinsons #diagnosis

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In this week’s episode (239), Howie and Harlan are joined by journalist Gary Wolf, author of the new book The Quantified Self: Learning to Observe, and patient researcher Dr. Sara Riggare, who has spent years studying her own experience with Parkinson’s disease to better understand and manage her health. They discuss how systematic self-observation can help people ask better questions and learn more about their own health.

Howie examines Sweden’s use of AI as a second reader of screening mammograms; Harlan asks whether AI will streamline healthcare billing or fuel an arms race between providers and insurers.

Link in bio for the full episode, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast players.

#yale #healthandveritas #fyp #explore

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I'm excited to share the forthcoming publication of The Quantified Self: Learning to Observe by science journalist and Quantified Self cofounder Gary Wolf!

Back in 2012, after years of self-experiments and analysis, I was pleasantly surprised to discover there was a group of like-minded individuals starting what was to be called the "Quantified Self" movement, co-founded by Gary. Over the years I would speak at many of his conferences and collaborate on some ambitious citizen science experiments, so trust me when I say Gary is chock full of wisdom, and I'm excited to see his knowledge distilled into this book!

Based on nearly two decades of work in the international Quantified Self community, the book translates the techniques of empirical observation into practical reasoning patterns that individuals can apply to questions about their own health and lives.

Its case studies range from pain, cognition, sleep, and digestion to heart health, hormones, and mood. Together, they demonstrate the value of treating personal experience not as a source of easy answers, but as an opportunity for careful investigation.

The Quantified Self will be published by Workman Publishing on October 6, 2026.

👉 Pre-order link in bio!

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Gary Wolf and Kevin Kelly founded Quantified Self — a community built around the idea of “self-knowledge through numbers.” QS, Gary and Kevin have all had a huge impact on my life. Gary, for example, wrote about me and Moodscope in the New York Times 16 years ago.

So I’m delighted that Gary has a new book coming out this October: The Quantified Self: Learning to Observe.

If anyone knows the ins and outs of understanding yourself through self-tracking, it’s Gary. I’ve just pre-ordered my copy, and I’d encourage you to do the same.

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