The third and fourth chapter of Self-Tracking dive past the crust of self-tracking technology into the mantle of the actual users of the technology. The question for these chapters is: what makes these people tick? What's the allure of joining the self-tracking community?
There is a definite psychological satisfaction when self-tracking, and the reasons behind the satisfaction may differ greatly from person to person. The reasons range from curiosity to education to motivation. Self-tracking can teach a person a lot about themselves, and knowing all of your physical activity statistics can be a real motivator towards continuing to strive for physical goals. Another ideology brought forth was "exosensing", or the use of sensors and equipment to enhance a persons sense of certain bodily functions. I'm curious as to how much truth is behind this idea, or if it may just be a placebo effect on people a little too convinced they've achieved another sense.
Works Cited:
Neff, Gina, and Dawn Nafus. Self-Tracking. Cambridge: MIT, 2016.
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