http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2009/03/12/self-tracking-could-save-your-life-or-make-it-more-fun-with-others/ Succeed and Savor Life With Others...by Kare Anderson. What can we do better together? For greater accomplishment, adventure and friendship let’s harness the power of us. Share ways to thrive in this next chapter of your life with others. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:24:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2009/03/12/self-tracking-could-save-your-life-or-make-it-more-fun-with-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2234 Sue Turcotte Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:40:46 +0000 http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2009/03/12/self-tracking-could-save-your-life-or-make-it-more-fun-with-others/#comment-2234 Ditto Alexandra . . . thank you for posting this, Kare. Surprisingly enough, my 76-year old dad [living in Las Vegas, which, for all of its money, has the most absymal health care & educational systems in the country . . . but I digress] has been in the habit of self-tracking for several years now. In 2003, he was diagnosed with an advanced stage of prostate cancer. Miracle upon miracle, not only did he survive, but he continues to thrive. God love him, he's still a gym rat, working the machines like a man 1/3rd his age. The hospital he attended asked him to participate in a study . . . every 3 months or so, he more-than-willingly answers a thick packet of questions relating to his health, et al. He knows he beat the odds [yes, even in Vegas] so he completes these questionnaires w vigor. I believe the study has acted as a catalyst to keep him conscious of the things that are feeling right on any given day, the ones that are a bit off, the behavior or dietary shifts which may have contributed to the ebbs & flows of his health. So, dad's self-tracking is keeping him w us for a while longer . . . prodding anyone within earshot to get their prostates checked . . . and the hospital's research regimen is likely helping others in the meantime. Sounds like a pretty good exchange to me. Ditto Alexandra . . . thank you for posting this, Kare. Surprisingly enough, my 76-year old dad [living in Las Vegas, which, for all of its money, has the most absymal health care & educational systems in the country . . . but I digress] has been in the habit of self-tracking for several years now. In 2003, he was diagnosed with an advanced stage of prostate cancer. Miracle upon miracle, not only did he survive, but he continues to thrive. God love him, he’s still a gym rat, working the machines like a man 1/3rd his age.
The hospital he attended asked him to participate in a study . . . every 3 months or so, he more-than-willingly answers a thick packet of questions relating to his health, et al. He knows he beat the odds [yes, even in Vegas] so he completes these questionnaires w vigor. I believe the study has acted as a catalyst to keep him conscious of the things that are feeling right on any given day, the ones that are a bit off, the behavior or dietary shifts which may have contributed to the ebbs & flows of his health.
So, dad’s self-tracking is keeping him w us for a while longer . . . prodding anyone within earshot to get their prostates checked . . . and the hospital’s research regimen is likely helping others in the meantime. Sounds like a pretty good exchange to me.

]]> http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2009/03/12/self-tracking-could-save-your-life-or-make-it-more-fun-with-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2210 Alexandra Carmichael Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:57:00 +0000 http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2009/03/12/self-tracking-could-save-your-life-or-make-it-more-fun-with-others/#comment-2210 Thanks for posting this, Kare! I think self-tracking has tremendous potential to help people, both individually and collectively. You can't optimize what you can't measure. I'm excited to see more and more tracking applications available now, with the potential to make incredible discoveries in the not too distant future. It's a great example of the power of moving from me to we! Thanks for posting this, Kare! I think self-tracking has tremendous potential to help people, both individually and collectively. You can’t optimize what you can’t measure. I’m excited to see more and more tracking applications available now, with the potential to make incredible discoveries in the not too distant future. It’s a great example of the power of moving from me to we!

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