Introduction

Btihaj Ajana

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-65379-2_1

Introduction

Btihaj Ajana^*

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Abstract

Practices of self-tracking and quantification through digital technologies have become commonplace in recent years. With the rapid spread of apps and devices enabling the data capturing and monitoring of the individual's everyday activities, behaviours and habits, an increasing number of people around the world are embracing this culture of quantification and self-tracking in the spirit of improving their health and charting their fitness progress. Encouraged by movements such as the Quantified Self, whose motto is 'self-knowledge through numbers', practices of self-tracking and fitness monitoring have now become routine aspects of everyday life. In this introductory chapter, I begin by introducing the topic of the book, providing a contextualisation of its content and an overview of the different chapters in this edited collection.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Self-Tracking
Subtitle of host publication	Empirical and Philosophical Investigations
Publisher	Springer International Publishing Switzerland
Pages	1-10
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319653792
ISBN (Print)	9783319653785
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65379-2_1
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2017

Keywords

Apps
Health
Quantification Lifelogging
Quantified self
Self-tracking

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