The Quantified Self
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Written by science journalist Gary Wolf, co-founder of the Quantified Self movement, this book teaches readers how...
Published By Workman Publishing Company
Format Hardback
Number Of Pages 320
Publication Date 10/06/2026
ISBN 9781523527922
Dimensions 6 inches x 9 inches
“This book is a gift to anyone who has ever wanted to take their life seriously as a site of learning. It is a profoundly practical, clear, kind, hard-earned manual for self-research, and a foundational starting point for current and future health scientists.”
—Eric Hekler, PhD, Professor of Public Health and Design, UC San Diego
“This book is a perfect roadmap to how to actually do personal science… [It outlines] what one needs to do to [answer] questions that matter… whether about a chronic degenerative disease or some other challenge.”
—Eli Pollard, renowned patient advocate and Executive Director, World Parkinson Coalition
“You are in charge of your own well-being. That could sound like a threat, but it’s really a promise. What is important to you? What mystery are you trying to solve? What’s a hunch you want to test? Quantified Self: Learning to Observe will give you the tools, language, and strategies you need to reason your way to a better life.”
—Susannah Fox, author of Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-led Revolution in Medical Care and former CTO of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
"Most self-tracking books promise miracles. This one promises something more useful: a method. These experts have distilled nearly two decades of the Quantified Self community into a working guide for asking better questions about your own body and getting answers. The quietly radical claim here — that careful observation, not better sensors, is what turns data into understanding — will be useful to everyone trying to learn more about their health."
—Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, founder of the Yale Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation and author of The Expert Guide to Beating Heart Disease
“Elegant, practical, and deeply hopeful, Gary Wolf's book offers simple, powerful tools for those whose suffering lies beyond the reach of standard medical protocols. A moving invitation for ordinary people to become scientists of their own experience. I'll be giving it to my patients.”
—Dawn Lemanne, MD, MPH, founder of Oregon Integrative Oncology and host of the podcast Docs Talk Shop
“This book a landmark achievement that empowers not only individual citizens but the whole science community.”
—Gaston Remmers, PhD, board member, European Citizen Science Association, and director of the Self-Research Network Netherlands