Foursquare has some great stats associate with each user account that summarise your check-ins within a certain time frame. The data curation is inspired by the Nicholas Felton “school of design” (his personal annual reports are worth the read). Anyway, I’ve included my info below as an example (click each image for a higher resolution). The ability to display the data accrued (in this case from the past month) provides a nice insight and I think that more social platforms should offer the same functionality. Obviously the level and breadth of sophistication of the analysis isn’t as nifty as what external providers might provide, but it is certainly a useful tool for the average user.
I’m http://foursquare.com/user/katekendall on the platform, although I’m currently only using it for people I’ve met face-to-face a few times or know well. Promoting your location is something that I feel is incredibly intimate and as a result involves a large amount of shared trust in any relationship. I’m placing it above Facebook in terms of tightness of connections, but that’s probably the cynical ex-journo in me used to running from PRs! That said, I don’t mind sharing my stats here as I use Foursquare mostly during the week when I’m out and about in South Melbourne around the Niche offices, so it’s a no brainer to put two and two together and assume I would be nearby.
It’s quite ironic though, because even if someone was in the area, I probably wouldn’t have the chance to drop what I was doing for an impromptu meetup! (I prefer to schedule industry-related meetups!)
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Happiness is more than just a word to describe an emotional state – I believe it is life’s meaning. And, my life’s pursuit.
It affects all that we do and we should ask ourselves continuously what we can do to craft, inject and sustain more happiness into our lives.
2009 delivered a significant and unexpected change in my life. It made me realise that happiness involves ingredients that I can’t control, but with me as the chef I can control and create what I would like with whatever I have. With how little or how much I have in my ‘cupboard’ at any one time.
I like the following quote:
“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” ~David Brinkley
Something I like to remember as much in business as in life – things are always going to happen that we don’t ever expect to, but it how our unwritten contingency plans back up that reveal our true strength of character. And, happiness affects character.
I also think it’s important to differentiate between states of happiness: short- and long-term. If I were to chart my short-term happiness, it would look like the first graph below. Peaks of gratification, and troughs where I have to realign and be dynamic with my expectations.
Short-term Happiness
But I’m proud when I look my long-term happiness and see the following general linear relationship. I’d hope the same for everyone else.
Long-term Happiness
If you haven’t watched the following TED Talk yet, it’s something for your weekend. Dan Gilbert presents research and data from his exploration of happiness:
So, what is your version of happiness?
For me, I find my version every once in a while when I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror… and smile back. A friend to myself. A literal visualisation of my happiness.
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pi·ness n.
My Foursquare infographics
January 30, 2010 1 Comment
Foursquare has some great stats associate with each user account that summarise your check-ins within a certain time frame. The data curation is inspired by the Nicholas Felton “school of design” (his personal annual reports are worth the read). Anyway, I’ve included my info below as an example (click each image for a higher resolution). The ability to display the data accrued (in this case from the past month) provides a nice insight and I think that more social platforms should offer the same functionality. Obviously the level and breadth of sophistication of the analysis isn’t as nifty as what external providers might provide, but it is certainly a useful tool for the average user.
I’m http://foursquare.com/user/katekendall on the platform, although I’m currently only using it for people I’ve met face-to-face a few times or know well. Promoting your location is something that I feel is incredibly intimate and as a result involves a large amount of shared trust in any relationship. I’m placing it above Facebook in terms of tightness of connections, but that’s probably the cynical ex-journo in me used to running from PRs! That said, I don’t mind sharing my stats here as I use Foursquare mostly during the week when I’m out and about in South Melbourne around the Niche offices, so it’s a no brainer to put two and two together and assume I would be nearby.
It’s quite ironic though, because even if someone was in the area, I probably wouldn’t have the chance to drop what I was doing for an impromptu meetup! (I prefer to schedule industry-related meetups!)
What do your infographics look like?
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