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[[Life extension]] goal also shares some tools and methods with QS though mostly focuses on formal medical studies.  
 
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Biohacker<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Biohackers/</ref>, Nootropic<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Nootropics/</ref>, encourage people to try more extreme experiments with less attention to data. 
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Athletes and coaches often use often use a specialized tool set from QS to increase [[Sports]] performance. 
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Self improvers do not aim to optimize health but do try to change their own [[Habits]] using techniques like gamification. Many authors recommend self tracking. Self improvement techniques require self tracking tools.
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Personalized<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precision_medicine</ref> & Precision<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personalized_medicine</ref> medicine. Idea that medical treatments should be tailored to individual based on the individual's characteristics, like genome. Like personalized science but doctors do the decision making.   
  
 
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Revision as of 23:24, 23 March 2022

Self tracking is used for different purposes by various movements. Other movements have similar characteristics to Personal Science. This page will describe and compare them all.

Personal Science and Quantified Self track to maintain mental and physical health and improve productivity and performance.

Lifelogging tracks many things about a person to reminisce and evaluate decisions made in the past. Shares tools with QS.

Life extension goal also shares some tools and methods with QS though mostly focuses on formal medical studies.

Biohacker[1], Nootropic[2], encourage people to try more extreme experiments with less attention to data.

Athletes and coaches often use often use a specialized tool set from QS to increase Sports performance.

Self improvers do not aim to optimize health but do try to change their own Habits using techniques like gamification. Many authors recommend self tracking. Self improvement techniques require self tracking tools.

Personalized[3] & Precision[4] medicine. Idea that medical treatments should be tailored to individual based on the individual's characteristics, like genome. Like personalized science but doctors do the decision making.