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The Soapbox. / Welcome to the era of the Quantified Self, where we optimize every heartbeat and dissect every hour of sleep. This constant data stream promises a path to perfect control and an optimized life. But is that the whole story? Does tracking your life really help you live it more fully, or does it simply become another obstacle on the path to being present (12:08)? On the show: Steve, Yushun & Xingyu.
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