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The Quantified Self — Learning to Observe

The Quantified Self: Learning to Observe
Author
Gary Wolf
Published
2026
Recommended
Once
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Why it’s on the list: Gary Wolf’s anthology of personal-science stories — people learning to observe their own lives closely enough to learn something from them.

Where I heard about it

  • Andy Matuschak — recommended it on X (August 2026), calling it a heartfelt anthology of personal-science stories.

About this edition

Amazon listing.

Connections

  • Gary Wolf — author.
  • Quantified Self — the self-tracking movement the book’s personal-science stories come out of.
  • Andy Matuschak — recommended it.
  • The wonderful Gary Wolf has… (tweet) — the recommendation.