Personal life dashboards

  • a data-driven method of driving self-improvement and growth across several areas: health, productivity, goal-getting, relationships
  • driven by the movement of quantified self

Two key points that make a PLD successful:

  • Data must be quantifiable
  • Tracking must be automated (to reduce friction)

Possible metrics:

Health

  • Hours (and quality) of sleep
  • Workouts
  • Steps taken
  • Heart rate
  • Water intake
  • Food and calories

Work

  • Screen time
  • Tasks and todos
  • Networking
  • Email

Finances

  • Budget
  • Debt
  • Investments

Personal growth

  • Happiness and moods
  • Habits
  • Learning
  • Reading

How to

  1. Define the goals you want to track
  2. Find ways to track metrics
  3. Build your dashboard
  4. Monitor your data and iterate