MyLifeAsData v2 - AI-Designed N=1 Self-Experiments

MyLifeAsData v2 — AI-Designed N=1 Self-Experiments
"Duolingo for self-experimentation."
Overview
MyLifeAsData v2 is a personal optimization platform that turns vague self-improvement goals ("I want more energy") into scientifically-structured N=1 experiments with proper control phases, statistical significance testing, and real-time correlation discovery.
The wedge: most tracking apps collect data but never surface insights. MyLifeAsData inverts the loop — AI designs what to track, a spaced-repetition algorithm decides when to ping you for each metric, and a correlation engine ships insights in days instead of months.
🎯 Core Ideas
AI experiment design
Gemini 2.5 Pro takes a goal, asks contextual questions about your equipment and lifestyle, then generates a structured experiment with hypothesis, metrics, control phase, and timeline.
Spaced repetition for data collection
Instead of asking for every metric every day:
- High-variance metrics (mood, energy) → daily
- Medium-variance (sleep, meals) → every 3 days
- Low-variance (weight, habits) → weekly
- Adaptive: frequency adjusts based on consistency
Result: same statistical power with a fraction of the tracking fatigue.
Correlation engine
Pearson correlation with significance testing, confidence-scored by sample size. Human-readable insights generated by AI on top of the raw stats. Cross-experiment pattern discovery surfaces unexpected links between different life areas.
🛠️ Tech Stack
- Next.js 15 with React Server Components
- Supabase with Row-Level Security (multi-tenant data isolation)
- Gemini 2.5 Pro for experiment design and insight generation
- Tailwind CSS + Radix UI
- Typeform-inspired card-based tracking UI
💡 Why I Built This
After years of personal health tracking (Fitbit, blood panels, food logs), I realized I had a mountain of data and almost no insights. The tools I was using were great at collection and terrible at synthesis. MyLifeAsData is the inverse-shaped tool: opinionated about what's worth tracking, generous with the "so what?"