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Reasons for and against self tracking and quantification (edit)
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User's doctor may not be able to help. Use of self tracking is not wide spread through medical community. Except for a few key vitals, doctors do not use the types of data self trackers do. Doctors are not skilled in advanced statistics.
User's doctor may not be able to help. Use of self tracking is not wide spread through medical community. Except for a few key vitals, doctors do not use the types of data self trackers do. Doctors are not skilled in advanced statistics.
Users may focus not on the most important metrics but on those that are most measurable.
==== Unheathy psychological effects of tracking ====
See also [[Psychological effects of tracking]]. <ref>https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3274309</ref>
User's mood may become dependent on success, eg sad when cannot run as fast as usual or do not get the chance to get their exercise. This is the negative side of users becoming motivated by watching their stats grow.
User's mood may become dependent on success, eg sad when cannot run as fast as usual or do not get the chance to get their exercise. This is the negative side of users becoming motivated by watching their stats grow. Users may become obsessed with data tracking and consequently take time from better activities. Seem easily solved, just add "obsession with self tracking" metric.
Users may focus not on the most important metrics but on those that are most measurable.
When someones' motivation is controlled from outside it overrides intrinsic motivation and causes resentment and apathy. However, many of the motivating techniques are only encouraging, involving, and engaging rather than domineering. Users should easily notice if they are successfully motivated or not, so only effective apps would be popular.
When someones' motivation is controlled from outside it overrides intrinsic motivation and causes resentment and apathy. However, many of the motivating techniques are only encouraging, involving, and engaging rather than domineering. Users should easily notice if they are successfully motivated or not, so only effective apps would be popular.
==== Unpleasant emotions stop tracking ====
Self tracking can feel like a tyrant; demanding and planning things for the user.<ref>https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160908141724.htm</ref> Self tracking tools tells user what their goals should be and that can be very irritating. Many apps do not personalize those goals, eg recommending loosing weight to pregnant people. Some push their own agenda, eg lastfm encouraging listening to more music. Apps can produce more psychological pressure to conform to perceived normal. Apps can contribute to legitimized bad ideals.
Self tracking can feel like a tyrant; demanding and planning things for the user.<ref>https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160908141724.htm</ref> Self tracking tools tells user what their goals should be and that can be very irritating. Many apps do not personalize those goals, eg recommending loosing weight to pregnant people. Some push their own agenda, eg lastfm encouraging listening to more music. Apps can produce more psychological pressure to conform to perceived normal. Apps can contribute to legitimized bad ideals.
People do not want to find out somethings, like a genetic predisposition to a disease they can not treat. They also do not want to be constantly reminded of their problems.
==== Health tracking presents privacy concerns ====
==== Health tracking presents privacy concerns ====