I love numbers. Numbers are beautiful because they don’t really lie. They simply present the fact although it’s up to you to interpret those facts correctly. I love crunching through them and seeing what useful information I can find. I suppose that’s one reason why I’ve spend much of my life working on optimization related technology, because this field is all about using numbers to make stuff better.
I apply this same love of numbers to my life (much to the annoyance of my loved ones on occasion), and especially to my health. I love tracking stuff and seeing how I’m doing compared to last week, last month or last year. I enjoy looking at the nutrient breakdown of my day and then comparing it to my mood that day. Sometimes you get useful insights and some times you don’t but the numbers are always beautiful.
last weekend I sat down and charted my own weight against various events in my life just to see what had made a difference and what did not. The results were interesting although pretty much expected. Four events stand out.






