I had the idea for years to create some kind of program that would use statistical analysis to analyze everyday data and advise things to me about my life that I couldn't quite see or didn't quite know.
It all started as a spreadsheet with a bunch of formulas - I found out that the days I exercised were 20% more productive than the days I did nothing but work. I also came to realize that doing something active each day had a huge affect on how happy I was - my perceived happiness was almost 30% greater on the days I did some kind of physical activity.
Once I had a couple weeks worth of data it was plain and obvious to me that there was a better way for me to live my life. After finding out that work brought my mood down an average of 40%, how could I keep working my office programming gig knowing so well that it made me miserable?
So I decided to quit my job and turn this spreadsheet into an app that other people could use. And so LifeUp was born. It goes without saying, I'm a lot happier these days.
I finished LifeUp recently and it's available for download on iOS for 2 bucks - a small price to pay to find out some truly valuable insight into your life.
I mean, when you are stuck in a rut it can become impossible to see the way out. Maybe my app can help you realize important things similarly to how it helped me...
Check it out, you'll be amazed at what you can find... www.getlifeup.com
If you tell someone to hack their life by gathering statistics, that's cool and nifty.
If you tell someone that the Personal Software Process requires you to gather data on time, defects and estimates of software development, you'll get a lecture about maintaining flow and the evils of high ceremony and the SEI.