Quantified self.

• Autores: Zeynep Tufekci
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 320, Nº. 5, 2019, págs. 85-85
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The author reflects on the effectiveness of fitness trackers and workplace wellness programs. It states that large-scale experimental studies where people were randomly assigned to wear fitness trackers found no difference in the outcome while workplace wellness programs found almost no difference in outcomes over time. It mentions that employees offered financial incentives to exercise walked less once financial rewards were ended and they lacked the internal motivation to continue.