<story><title>How I Hacked Amazon’s $5 WiFi Button</title><url>https://medium.com/@edwardbenson/how-i-hacked-amazon-s-5-wifi-button-to-track-baby-data-794214b0bdd8</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>haswell</author><text>I could see this being a useful tool when trying to form good habits. Brush teeth? push the button. Get a fresh glass of water from the fridge? push the button.&lt;p&gt;When analyzing other aspects of my life such as spending, I have tools to show me what I&amp;#x27;ve done in the past, and those tools can help me improve (e.g. spending reports). This is admittedly reactionary, but I find it useful nonetheless. Track enough other &amp;quot;stuff about stuff&amp;quot;, and I think the data could become interesting over time, providing similar &amp;quot;hindsight&amp;quot; that in turn can be used to improve oneself.&lt;p&gt;Of course, this means it will be necessary to have button things all over the place...</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>willhinsa</author><text>That&amp;#x27;s exactly what I plan on using mine for. It makes logging actions so much faster. I would love to just have a smartwatch with a set of about 12 or so buttons that correspond to a specific action, but that will take time to happen, if at all.</text></comment>
<story><title>How I Hacked Amazon’s $5 WiFi Button</title><url>https://medium.com/@edwardbenson/how-i-hacked-amazon-s-5-wifi-button-to-track-baby-data-794214b0bdd8</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>haswell</author><text>I could see this being a useful tool when trying to form good habits. Brush teeth? push the button. Get a fresh glass of water from the fridge? push the button.&lt;p&gt;When analyzing other aspects of my life such as spending, I have tools to show me what I&amp;#x27;ve done in the past, and those tools can help me improve (e.g. spending reports). This is admittedly reactionary, but I find it useful nonetheless. Track enough other &amp;quot;stuff about stuff&amp;quot;, and I think the data could become interesting over time, providing similar &amp;quot;hindsight&amp;quot; that in turn can be used to improve oneself.&lt;p&gt;Of course, this means it will be necessary to have button things all over the place...</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>wmeredith</author><text>Screw pressing the buttons. Can I train an Amazon Echo to listen for me brushing my teeth?</text></comment>