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Reprint: R1209K The process of becoming self-aware has traditionally been based on intuition and anecdotal feedback. But that reality is changing, thanks to the growing discipline of auto-analytics—theThis past March entrepreneur and scientist Stephen Wolfram wrote a blog post titled “The Personal Analytics of My Life.” In it, he mapped data about his e-mail usage, time spent in meetings, even the number of keystrokes he’s logged—for 22 years. The resulting charts and graphs are mesmerizing, and somewhat instructive. Wolfram has documented that he’s a man of routine who likes to work alone late at night. He knows that although his scheduled telephone calls usually start on time, his in-person meetings are less predictable—and that he’s hitting the backspace key 7% of the time he’s on the keyboard.