In the 1500s, Santorio Santorio created a weighing chair to monitor his body weight dynamically, proposing that balance of food intake and bodily discharge maintained health.
Benjamin Franklin was inspired by Santorio's meticulous record-keeping, adopting detailed tracking of his diet and virtues, demonstrating an early form of personal data management.
Modern technology now allows individuals to track their lives in unprecedented ways, exemplified by a Reddit user who visualized his baby's sleep patterns creatively.
Santorio’s innovative yet mocked ideas illustrate the enduring appeal of a personal, experimental approach to health, which resonates with contemporary data-driven self-monitoring.
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