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== Categories of health tracking ==
See also [[Experiment VS Observational study]]

==== monitor and evaluate ====
For example "have I gotten enough exercise?". Compare success to goals. Most devices and apps are for this. Could train sense to degree that device is not needed. Like [[Mindfulness]]. For example, sensitize to physical signals to let body regulate weight and prevent overeating. Can lead to hypothesis.

==== optimize ====
For example "how much coffee do I need?". Underserved. Needing most complicated maths. Potentially useful to absolutely everyone. 

==== debug a problem<ref name=":0">https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/self-tracking</ref>====
Look for triggers of [[Symptom tracking|Symptoms]] like headaches. Needs to be done via self tracking because, vague, sublinical, problem is rare or user is well outside bell curve. Find [[Communities|Community]] to get support and even push an idea like CFS into medical community. [[Experiment VS Observational study]] for experiment design.