Kathy Tran

My quantified self mainly consists of how i manage my time. I set aside time for my hw & an estimation of when I should be finished. I also make sure I give myself as much free time as possible to relax & not be stressed. If I’m hanging out with friends, I track my time by how long I’m out & when I should be home. Overall, time management is everything and it’s something I like to keep track of during my everyday life. I also keep track of how many chapters/pages I read whenever I'm at work, setting aside a goal to reach each time i read. I keep track of how many episodes I wanna finish within a day/week if I'm binge watching a show. While i drive, i like to keep track of how many songs are playing or how much gas I'm using. I don’t necessarily keep track of my followers, but I do like to track who likes my pictures. 

#week2 #write 

For my selfie project, I did a drawing. I decided to draw because I love art and it overall allows me to express my creativity and who I am. In my drawing, there is a cross in the center of the paper because religion is the center of my life. On the cross, I wrote the bible verse "Let all that you do be done in love" because it is a verse I live by. I then draw a sunflower wrapped around the cross because sunflowers are my favorite flowers. Around the drawing, I wrote the title of my favorite christian song, some quotes I like, and the name of a character from a movie I like. This drawing overall represents a selfie of who I am and what I love. 

We Are All Cyborgs Now 

• we are all cyborgs - every time we look at a computer screen/phone 
• if we print out our computer, it'll be thousands of pounds 
• we have a second self (present ourself in digital life) people are interacting with us online whether or not we are there 
• everyone carries wormholes in their pockets (A to B immediately)
• you can stand on one side of the world, whisper & it’ll be heard on the other side
• kids today have an instantaneous culture 
• machines are helping us be more human; co creating eachother all the time (things are beautiful & it’s still human connection, just done in a different way) 

Big Mother is Watching

• this author is obsessed with her sleep cycle app (hovering so self-righteously over 8hrs of sleep, sends to friends, instagrams it, etc) 
• lives by the quality percentage of her sleep (grades her day based on her sleep Ex). B+ for 88% sleeping quality) 
• cheats bc staying up messes with the way she likes to believe/present how she lives (pretends they don’t exist in order to protect her fixed reality)
• “actionless sleep & good sleep aren’t the same thing”
• 2013, man convicted of man slaughter using “Strava data concerning his speed on his bike”
• people track things centered around health, hobbies, and things they’re curious about based on the way we navigate in this world 
• happiness is rooted in transparency; knowledge is the source of peace; life is made of data - life that is readable (changeable) is life at its most optimized 

#week2 #reading