Self-tracking and storytelling to make sense of your world | William (Bill) Welser IV | TEDxPaloAlto

[@HyeongBae-p8r]

Self reflection is super important. Not many have the courage to be honest though with themselves . You do

[@williamwelser9119]

I appreciate that sentiment. Vulnerability is difficult, but worthwhile.

[@woneunji75]

The statistics throughout this talk really grabbed my attention.

[@williamwelser9119]

That's awesome! Some of those stats were very sobering for me.

[@tujalim]

We are creatures of habit in many ways. Thought provoking talk.

[@williamwelser9119]

Yes, we are indeed. exploring our habits and patterns help us make positive changes.

[@AhnShang-u4p]

Thank you for sharing the information about your own life too William: Enjoyed your talk. 🙏

[@williamwelser9119]

Thank you. It was important for me to make it personal. It's far easier to speak about others.

[@MeganDavis-lz4fc]

Excellent talk !

[@williamwelser9119]

Thank you. Such an important topic to me and I was happy to be able to share it.

[@goseojun]

Wonderful talk Bill ! You should be very proud of your work.

[@williamwelser9119]

Thank you very much :)

[@HyeongBin-j6w]

I’ve been collecting and analysing information on myself for years ! Continuous improvements

[@williamwelser9119]

Awesome! continuous improvement is the name of the game.

[@badahwangpo29]

Love how William just gets straight into the talk.

[@williamwelser9119]

Thank you! Getting to the point quick and then explore and explain :)

[@hyangsusong]

Great talk Bill

[@williamwelser9119]

Thank you :)

[@seongtaehong93]

William telling us he has 3 kids and a wife makes him very relatable and i felt i could really understand what he was saying even better.

[@williamwelser9119]

I'm happy that you found it relatable. Everything I do is inspired by wanting to make the world better for my kids.

[@yunghim1h9]

Self tracking I think is a very important thing and William gets that point across very well.

[@williamwelser9119]

I have learned so much about myself by starting the exploration with self-tracking and then diving deeper.

[@yoo1gx9]

Totally agree Bill , this is a wonderful talk indeed and i’m glad i was sent it to watch ! Highly recommend 👏👏👏👏

[@williamwelser9119]

Thank you for praise and applause :)

[@kimhyunsoo40]

I personally could not live like this Mr Wesler, we aren’t robots

[@williamwelser9119]

I completely understand. Our context is what makes us human.

[@HyeHyeong]

Loved William sharing his engineering brain with us.

[@williamwelser9119]

Yay! Engineers are fun :)

[@byeongchanseong27]

Loved the humour William used throughout his talk even though hes still having a very intellectual point on the topic hes passionate about.

[@williamwelser9119]

Humor must be present, IMO, when tackling vulnerable and complicated topics. Glad you enjoyed that approach.

[@d.robertstepanian2022]

👏Amazing!

[@williamwelser9119]

Thank you. Really enjoyed sharing this journey.

[@hwangbohuiha]

The data and stats will uses throughout this talk and the examples was a great way to get his knowledge into our brains I feel I took a lot from this.

[@williamwelser9119]

fantastic! I am so glad it was an effective delivery.

[@koosuyeong77]

Totally agree there are measurables that we can identify and take action on. For sure 👍

[@williamwelser9119]

there is so much data around and available to us. its all about making sense of it by placing it into context.

[@chonasu27]

I’m fine - i hear this 100 times per day !

[@williamwelser9119]

seriously!!! sadly, it's like an automated response.

[@inqby0]

Was interesting to see William bring up a phrase we hear everyday but we all answer it basically the same.

[@williamwelser9119]

It's staggering to me how automatic we are with the answers -- sometimes it's scary :)

[@chanwoodvry]

Too much data can lead to too much over thinking in my opinion but i get you . I think balance is key to this message too William. Just my opinion. Excellent talk btw

[@williamwelser9119]

thank you. yes, absolutely! balance is the key to most everything. the starting point requires understanding where we are, but then it comes down to reaching a steady state of....balance.

[@kimvohl]

Self tracking is another word for accountability for me anyway

[@williamwelser9119]

yep. me too :)

[@VictoriakWells]

Congratulations

[@williamwelser9119]

I appreciate the praise :)

[@sa9sqg]

I struggle to make sense of this world !!

[@williamwelser9119]

the world can definitely be confusing. being present and honest with myself is one way I make sense of it.

[@junheekang88]

Congratulations 🙌

[@williamwelser9119]

thank you :)

[@gwangminjkd7]

Love data nerd talks !

[@williamwelser9119]

yay! data is rad!!!

[@yoojihun75]

great talk

[@williamwelser9119]

appreciate you.

[@daba6liw57]

Do you believe those polygraph things work ???? Because if they do i’m buying one for my other half . I’ve questions !

[@williamwelser9119]

ha! they definitely have their limitations, but if you have an experienced operator, then it can be an impressive experience. the most difficult part of the whole activity is developing the objectively stated yes/no questions.

[@YeongAeng-l2l]

Williams 8 week trial was very interesting.

[@williamwelser9119]

it was quite an enlightening two months :)

[@dael6r5]

Congrats

[@williamwelser9119]

yay! thank you.

[@MichellerBezanson]

How are you William ?

[@williamwelser9119]

exhausted. always. but driven.

[@mipui1gr]

Doing the polygraph to see if he knew himself when he actually did not.

[@williamwelser9119]

this was pretty wacky and surprising to me. it was an unexpected turn of events for sure, but we learned so much from it.

[@eungwonir3v]

1 million data points on yourself ?? Wow 😯

[@SusanRuffin]

No one really asks to actually listen

[@williamwelser9119]

this is a thing isn't it? sad, but often true. some of my European colleagues have shared that the "ask without wanting to hear" is more an American thing. Particularly, I was advised to be ready to listen if I were to ask in France.

[@moonpeodi]

Another data talk

[@williamwelser9119]

yep, but this isn't data for data's sake. it's using data are the entry point for developing a deeper understanding of self.

[@Desinewsnetwork_72]

Why there is no one in the comments it's fricken 40+m subs channel

[@williamwelser9119]

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