auckland quantified self - extreme productivity hacking (with eeg)
DESCRIPTION
I run 7 businesses from home with around 15 contractors, one of which is a productivity and peak performance business. This presentation was given to the Auckland NZ Quantified Self group - 9 June 2014. I would love to hear your feedback so message me or follow my blog on mybodylab.org.TRANSCRIPT
Peak Performance
Some of my crazy experiments
- Jay Best
Jay Best
• I really love this sort of stuff!• Run 7 online businesses • Managed different teams• Love “Time Hacking”• Work = play
Dmitry Selitskiy
• From Thought-Wired (Direct brain interfaces)• We build and help others build solutions & experiences powered by direct brain Interfaces.• Building EEG for disabled• And other awesome stuff
Clearly defined problem statement
I am obsessed with Peak Performance and productivity.
I want to build ways to research and optimise – ideally discovering new methods that improve my performance and state of mind
Assumptions• Science can be done by civilians•Hacking doesn’t mean it can’t be done properly later•Every body is unique, so I am focusing on what tests work for my body - Placebo counts.•Emotions are a part of the mix
Vital signs - Measurements:
• A multi test, timebased data recording of the following metricsEmotional State (what current emotion)
• Cognitive Function (How smart, alert, non fatigued etc)• Bio signs (HR, Breathing etc)• Energy levels (How energy / vitality do you have)
I then want to compare these results to everyday tasks "Work“• Sales / sales results• Emails• Programming quality• Design
Work Output Measurements
4 Main areas of work to measure• Sales• Email• Coding• Design
What to measure?
EMAIL / WRITING REPORTS
Keystrokes per minuteEmails / minute / hour% of emails not resulting in a reply (? is this even accurate).Reading level of the text?NLP emotional level of textHave written keystroke recorder.Mousetracking movement / accuracy?
SALES
Calls / hourYield / calls / bookings made (aka close ratio) / hourMaybe's / call me back later ratio also.
What to measure?
CODING• Fricken hard to measure this
quantitatively • Lines / hour (about the worst measure,
but an almost proxy for quantity).• Code quality by peer review (probably
a better way to measure)• Code quality by self review (eg "How
did you feel you coded today?“)• Self review weeks later (on Git checkin)
DESIGN• Self review• Design friends review• http://ratemysite.com/• Client customer satisfaction of logo /
design
• Survey monkey for all work + multi variable regression
Bio Measurement
4 Main areas of work to measure• Emotion• Bio signs• Cognitive Function• EEG (Brain wave scanner)
Emotions
• Use Lucher color test eg• http://www.colorquiz.com/• Use Inkblot tests• Take randomised webcam shots as I work,
showing bodylanguage / attention etc• Could measure NLP of typing stream to
detect current emotional state• Output is an emotional graph over time• Self reporting
Modeling emotions
• Different emotions change decision
• Court case after lunch• Anger / Fear = quick
decision• Low energy =
conservative / safer
Bio Signs
• Heart rate• Blood glucose (I have a $40 glucose
meter)• Oximeter $40 from Amazon• Breathing tempo and count• Maybe even source a lie detector test
to wire myself up to while working?• Electro conductance? Measures how
much you are sweating• Blood Pressure $140 from chemist
Bio Signs• VO2 measures?• Temp (can be used as a proxy for circadian
rhythm• Live blood -> Very high power USB microscope,
might be able to see dehydration etc.• Cortisol levels (probably via testing labs)
Vitamin / minerals / full blood work (via GP Dr)• How can I measure "how sick a person is"
maybe temp?• Weight per week / body fat / muscle / water
composition
Cognitive Function
• Cognitive Functionwww.quantifiedmind.com
• Reaction tests• Could use a randomised IQ test
question• EEG could also measure brain
activity (Concentration vs. Meditation)
EEG (Brain Wave Measurement)
Neurosky – Mindwave $165 Emotiv - Epoc - $800
Just about
heaven right
there..
More resources
@DSelitskiyhttp://www.thought-wired.com
@jaybestnzhttp://www.mybodylab.comhttp://www.quora.com/Jay-Best/Fun-Projects