Hacking Life Systematized Living and Its Discontents

• Main Author: Reagle, Joseph (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge The MIT Press 2019
• Series: Strong Ideas
• Subjects: Advertising & society; Impact of science & technology on society; Human-computer interaction; life hacking; self help; productivity; data; health; dating apps; philosophy; American culture; digital age
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In an effort to keep up with a world of too much, life hackers sometimes risk going too far. Life hackers track and analyze the food they eat, the hours they sleep, the money they spend, and how they're feeling on any given day. They share tips on the most efficient ways to tie shoelaces and lo...