The article explores Adam's unusual but revealing habit of meticulously recording various aspects of his life through a detailed spreadsheet. This practice originated from a disagreement with his boyfriend about the time they spent together, which led Adam to start documenting their interactions. His logging expanded to include sleep schedules, exercise, and even cheese consumption. The piece highlights how self-tracking has become commonplace for many, facilitated by smartphones and wearable technology, allowing users to quantify their daily habits and experiences.
This was not a record of his annual tax return or numbers he was crunching for work. Instead, it was a spreadsheet recording the minutiae of his life.
He had a furtive look around, then took out his phone and showed me the product of his burning obsession: a spreadsheet.
While gathering data about our lives might once have been a fringe pursuit for Silicon Valley tech nerds, now it's just an everyday activity for many of us.
Today an average smartphone has a host of self-tracking tools built in—the iPhone Health function can help you keep track of your mood, mobility and nutrition.
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