A quantified self map.
A concept I’ve come up with independently (so far as I know).
A Data Manifest is a list of personal measures & metrics and the tools in which they are captured and stored. It Maps the various components together and forces the questions “why” am I capturing this data? “What” does it mean? “Where” does it live? “When” is it captured? and “How” am I going to use it?
Example Datapoint Snippet
Sleep Duration
- Why - I believe consistently getting enough sleep enables better performance, increased happiness, and a better overall life.
- What - the period in which my wearable says I slept each night. Does not cover naps.
- Where - in my fitness app
- When - automatically via my sleep-tracking wearable
- How - I will review the sleep data nightly to determine if my habits need to change, and monthly to look for macroscopic trends.
Example Tool Snippet
Oura Ring
- Integrates with Apple Health
- Covers sleep duration, naps, bedtime & wake time, gross activity levels, and body temperature.