quantified self

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quantified self

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Popularized by Wired editors Gary Wolf and Kevin Kelly in 2007.

noun the quantified self

uncountable A movement to promote the constant tracking of one's physical activity, diet, and other personal metrics in order to gain insights for self-improvement; the practice itself. The quantified self movement—the idea that tracking metrics about yourself can lead to self-improvement—appears to be gathering steam.
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@misc{quantified_self_2026,
  title = {quantified self},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quantified%20self},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}