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== potential sources ==
 
== potential sources ==
  
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_enhancement
  
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Abhik: I worry about this tension when trying to do "proof of concept" and how it's much more difficult to do this with relevant people that might benefit – easier to get data from potentially less informative populations
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<nowiki>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34775507/</nowiki>
  
 
== what qualifies as "vitals" and a page ==
 
== what qualifies as "vitals" and a page ==
  
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So I think there should be things all people always track in case something goes wrong. Doctors already track weight and blood pressure every visit. Resting heart rate is a great example as the most common wearable, the smart watch already tracks it. Some possible suggestions would be mood, symptoms and a few cognitive tests. What do you think? - [[User:DG|DG]]
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So I think there should be things all people always track in case something goes wrong. Doctors already track weight and blood pressure every visit. Resting heart rate is a great example as the most common wearable, the smart watch already tracks it. Some possible suggestions would be mood, symptoms and a few cognitive tests. What do you think?
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: I'm not 100% sure what you mean. A differentiation between self-tracked variables and those vitals which are already routinely collected when visiting a doctor? - [[User:Gedankenstuecke|Gedankenstuecke]] ([[User talk:Gedankenstuecke|talk]]) 12:29, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
 
  
 
== Should I put this in? problems with st saving money ==
 
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Right after "self tracking saves money" add "Self tracking might push all the work onto the user and push away the doctor, but that is probably speculation." - [[User:DG|DG]]
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Right after "self tracking saves money" add "Self tracking might push all the work onto the user and push away the doctor, but that is probably speculation."
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: Which point exactly do you mean? :-) - [[User:Gedankenstuecke|Gedankenstuecke]] ([[User talk:Gedankenstuecke|talk]]) 12:29, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
 
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== it is fun to get enough data ==
 
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points and finally say 'this prescriptive plan did not work for me'
 
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== making those tough medical decisions ==
 
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is it worth to have a somewhat serious operation to fix a drop in quality of life if you are not sure there is a drop without health tracking
 

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