Sued for the brushing so. Steep. So many different suppliers. Some are. On. The come straight from the heart. And churning from birth to death storage june 18th on the w. According to my fitness trek ive already taken 2628. 00 steps today and i got 7 hours of deep sleep thats about average this devise can even determine my mood seriously but is that really a good thing how healthy is self optimization autopsy today on shift. Do i get enough exercise to eat the right food have i had enough water today am i relaxed enough according to a recent survey about 33 percent of the global population has already tried out Digital Health trackers the market for fitness wearables has tripled since 2017 and it looks set to grow much more say experts why are we so obsessed with self improvement and is there something wrong with us not according to a psychologist you wouldnt mongst off. The principle optimization is a part of our new law to keep developing further which is one of the human fundamental needs its a part of all of us but there is a difference when we talk about self optimization this entails reaching optimum capacity or reaching us or go along and this is often linked to self value and status. We try to get fitter and eat better to improve our bodies but what about our minds well also apps and gadgets that contract our mental well being and in these times of crisis many are starting to use such moves to track us but how do they work i took a closer look. At how question the world is asked more often its also what ive been asking myself for days now ive been using delio to check my mood in the morning at midday and in the evening i can choose from 5 emotions this morning i would say that im good. I tell delio what im doing im feeling translates this data into statistics. Theyre holding the riot move trick is Available Online they are almost like digital diaries a place to record and a cavity. Evaluate this information and draw conclusions about psychological health. Cant really analyze he uses though. A person can have so many different emotions feelings are very complex and these apps can simplify complex matters in such a way that they might be useful. Delio can only track my mood when im using it actively it doesnt know what happens in between and that information doesnt turn up in the statistics. I dont think the app was that useful for me personally but it could be helpful to record ones daily activity in order to recognize certain patterns but to do so you already have to know yourself quite well. That take other factors into account that quite a bit. Now that im in the office its time for the next test field wristbands can measure the sweat on the user skin this information will be linked to mood related data. I will input my mood into the app now thats a joyous because i get to see my colleagues the respect monitor some biometric data on my Blood Pressure for example and translates them into emotional patterns recognize them in the future. I dont know how precise these measurements are but on the basis of my responses to questions about concrete situations be able to propose certain mindfulness exercises there are all kinds of variables such as these on the market now some claim that they can record. You guys use emotions through their voice others detect and measure brain activity all these headbands wristbands rings measure physical data and give advice on how to improve Mental Health some even say that they can help people to overcome depression but you did model stuff has some warning worse in this regard. We should remember that we should never transfer responsibility for our own life and psychological wellbeing or health to a digital app it can be helpful to use them but its very important not to use them responsibly and to be aware of the risks that afflicts supply. After work i like to switch off and this news had been says it can help according to the makers it uses 7 sensors to detect the brains electrical activity which it then transforms into understandable experiences so the user can wind down and meditate if im not calm i will hear sounds of a storm which will remind me to concentrate on my breathing if im feeling calm i will heal. I can hear some very light rain some wind. And from time to time the. Pain that indicates that im really relaxed but not over. What im talking when its getting heavy on the range there will be a truth so i think a bit of contemplating. I would say that mu trick is going to help people to go about their everyday life in a more mindful way but it is important to not relinquish full control and to not take them and the exercises they prescribe to seriously i doubt that such gadgets can really have uses with serious Mental Health issues for now people can still decide themselves whether they want to use these quantified self apps and devices but what if they didnt have a choice what if their employers ordered them to use a mood tracker. Lots of work multitasking and difficult. Exercises this is daily life that tiny start up based in munich the founders vision of the future is one where employees only receive as much work as they can actually carry out the idea is that software should allot their workloads automatically so that the software can do this boys have to wear a device that measures their polls all the time and theres a camera the films their faces the idea is to measure their stress levels and emotional states and then their workload can be calculated my art is one of the developers he says hes not interested in surveillance or storing data but in the flow. Is a tutor this can be described as the perfect state between the feeling of being under challenge to the board and the opposite which is being stressed and swamped that place in between when someone is challenged can cope with the task in hand use flight flow. But do we really want a world in which software can get such a deep insight into an employees emotional state slow select from the German Research center for Artificial Intelligence things not. True about home i dont want a situation in which such Software Leads to the surveillance of employees with the result that someone might be fired if they dont perform adequately or if theyre going through a rough patch and the system detects with subsequent negative consequences this has to be prevented. At this munich startup employees have to actively agree to be tracked but will this always be the case these systems force people to share intimate information how is the data used and by whom. Of course apps must collect data to quantify progress for example in Health RelatedResearch Apple has collaborated with academics and published a variety of studies based on Data Collected by volunteers and their smart watches it might sound like a win win situation but im not so sure about giving that much personal information to a private company. Health as trackers collected data when users are sleeping eating and exercising but they also gather other information for example regarding location users often have no idea what is done with their data benedict book now is a lawyer who says the terms of use are frequently formulated in a very vague way. Many companies are just connecting information and dont even know what they want to do with it but sooner or later there will be some kind of commercial use of the data right now data is already being sold for targeted advertising directed at certain groups and individuals Health Insurance companies are also very interested in such data some of them are already offering cheaper rates to policyholders who agree to track their own Health Related data the system for this is great for those who are healthy its not so great for those who are not in the end it leads to people being selected according to their risk. Users should think very carefully about the amount of personal information theyre willing to divulge just stops Data Protection is obviously a big issue but do the apps even do what they say they will now all kinds of new fitness apps and gadgets flooding the market theyre supposed to encourage users to exercise more without a trainer but do they really work. Theres a wealth of research into the question of whether it makes a difference if a person uses an app and tracks their activity or not and so far what its shown is that it makes a huge difference to peoples motivation many are more likely to commit themselves to their health and stick to it if they track their activity and see visible progress but it is not yet been proven that this actually makes an impact on health and whether users really do more exercise we just dont know that yet. In addition some fitness apps can actually increase the risk of physical damage Artificial Intelligence and instruction 20 years can help people tailor physical activity to their own needs so that people are more likely to hurt themselves if they do the exercises wrongly and cant ask a real life instructor for advice. If the user wants to do something right there is a lot of work involved and good trainer will have a certain experience. So trainers made of flesh and blood still have an Important Role to play. And that doesnt just go for fitness apps even small devices can have huge drawbacks a friend of mine wanted to track all the stages obviously to optimize a sleeping pattern but he got so stressed out by the whole process that in the end he couldnt sleep at all and might be helpful for some but not for others its very important to find the one thats right for you this is what the expert says. Just an individual or person is unique and not even the best dabs can map all the highly individualized elements that make a person and help them to develop an app make suggestions based on the aggregated data so it can never be tailored precisely to just one individual. Basically no user should ever follow his ingestion blindly but always ask whether it really makes sense for them personally. However for a person in crisis any kind of support is better than none at all so even if it would make more sense to talk to a professional and help with at least give an indication of the direction somebody wants to move in and how they might want to develop so i would say use the apps but make sure you always question their advice. About. Hard. What about you have you used fitness apps and have they helped you reach your goals that was not on social media on d w dot com if you want to find out more about these gadgets check out our you tube channel by phone now and. Talk about the sound gives card piece of goosebumps. Like tony or sister electronic cars are way behind it. We talked to some experts about how the cars of the future will sound to. Read a little more. On w. Innocent. But can we conquer the major issues of our society. Seasonal founder sally. 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