Chris Dancy: The Conscious Cyborg

For a little over a quarter of a century, Chris Dancy began his journey serving technology and healthcare companies. To become the most connected man in the world today.

To many he seems like a cyborg, because It has 11 devices connected to the body. In addition, to have more than a hundred devices in your home, in Brentwood, Tennessee, in the USA.

In this way everything started in 2008, when he was about to reach his 40-year anniversary. Suddenly, working with computer systems for software companies, He thought about whether it was possible to use those skills to improve his health.

So from that moment on in his life, he began a revolutionary change. Basically, all your movements are measured and stored, from your body temperature, weight, and even blood pressure.

Therefore, At 48 years old, he has around 2,500 devices., between sensors, digital services and applications. All this provides information and allows you to analyze every moment of your life., minute by minute, which is stored on your website.

And how does Chris Dancy do it?

Without a doubt, Chris Dancy, as he himself comments, the data is archived. Which allows you to analyze and improve your decision-making about your health, exercises, breaks and any other activities you do.

Although, it has a wide variety of devices, He is not a person we will see covered in cables.. Many of the small devices are under the clothes, such as the so-called invisible technology.

For example, has a device that measures your breathing, another who takes photos from time to time and the amazing Google lenses or glasses, just to name a few. In your home, depending on your mood and voice, the lights, music, and air conditioning temperature automatically adjust.

Another example is your vehicle, which records your driving speed, acceleration frequency, and even your heart rate. In itself, His life is synonymous with technology, but he is also quite critical about some things.

He says that the technology, was created to improve people's livesAlthough useful, it doesn't necessarily mean convenient. Many people use a smartphone, but they don't always help.

Regarding privacy

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He predicts that Later we will have a world more full of technology around us and fewer screens. Also, privacy will be lost because employers will want to know more about how you spend your time. In turn, Health organizations will most likely want to know your vitality.

On the other hand, he believes that the privacy issue in Latin America is very different compared to the United States. He is interested in being in public office to help citizens with new laws.

Projects underway

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What is a selfie? Is it the person you create in the camera? Is a selfie the vision you see when you want to freeze a moment? The art of the selfie is about defining your momentary values. It's more than a photo, in essence, a way of sealing emotions into a picture. In a world separated by 5.8 inches of glass the closest, we will get to be face to face with our friends sometimes it is a selfie. My first book showed up on my door step this week. This book took me a year to write, and I thought carefully about the words I would share about the last ten years of my life. Chapter 12 is called “Love your selfie,” and it's dedicated to the painful choices we make when faced with depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety or even rage. Sometime in 2010, my therapist at the time told me to use caution when speaking loud about “dark” emotions. That not everyone would understand. I was battling coming off of 22 years of antidepressants and 20 years of #benzos. The taper would take me another four years to complete. On my best days I wanted to scream to the world, “Look at me, I used to have #depression and #anxiety”. On my worst days, I swore, I would take my life if only I could muster up the courage. Years later as I wrote this chapter about my trips to the hospital, my urgent phone calls to friends or even my occasional return to the depths of despair after I was “cured,” I recalled my doctor's advice about not being so “public.” This book was only possible because my family, friends, and belief in myself were stronger than the opposition the world put up against me. Regardless of how time treats my take, the words are captured, the stories are locked in pulp, and how I will be thought of will forever be filtered through the lens of what I wrote here. Until then, “Don't Unplug” me. Love, Chris ““This is a Fearful Thing. 'Tis a fearful thing. to love what death can touch.” -Yehuda HaLevi

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Without a doubt, the most connected man in the world has several projects in the works. In September 2018 launched his book “Don't Unplug”. Where he shares how technology saved his life and encourages people to use it in a healthy way.

Also, is developing workshops on Conscious Cyborgs and applications to better manage time. Anyway, he has a lot of ideas that he wants to put into practice. Although is not entirely optimistic about technologyBecause maybe we're not fully prepared for everything that's going to happen next.

Tell us, Would you use so many devices to stay connected? What do you think about living a life like this?

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