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"And you thought managing a smartphone and an inbox was exhausting. \n45-year-old Chris Dancy is known as the most connected man in the world. He has between 300 and 700 systems running at any given time, systems that capture real-time data about his life. \nHis wrists are covered with a variety of wearable technology, including the fitness wristband tracker Fitbit and the Pebble smartwatch. He weighs himself on the Aria Wi-Fi scale, uses smartphone controlled Hue lighting at home and sleeps on a Beddit mattress cover to track his sleep. \nEven Dancy's dogs are tracked via Tagg, which logs their daily activities. \nSEE ALSO: 14 Hot Fitness Gadgets to Make You Sweat\n\nAlthough this type of lifestyle would be tiring to many \u2014 with numbers running his day \u2014 Dancy calls it motivating.\n\"I started five years ago when I noticed my doctor was having a hard time keeping up with my health records,\" Dancy told Mashable. \"Around the same time, I worried that the work I did on the Internet could be lost if [there's] a service shutdown. In an effort to collect this information, I started looking for ways I could gather data when I didn't have time to write things down.\"\nDancy has lost about 100 pounds since tracking his lifestyle.\nImage:  Chris Dancy\n\n\nDancy, who says he's always been tech-savvy and has a background in IT, explains that staying connected has allowed him to get more out of the way he lives.\n\"I've lost 100 pounds and learned to meditate,\" he says. \"I'm much more aware of how I respond to life and take steps to adjust to my environment. I've also formed better habits thanks to the feedback I'm getting.\"\n\nWith so many devices to choose from, Dancy says his favorite wearables are the Body Media fitness tracker and the Pebble. He also prefers products that offer contextually aware information, such as Google Now and Google Glass.\n\"I am most passionate about feedback that is haptic \u2014 vibration or subtle environmental changes \u2014 such as lighting that changes to suggest the weather is changing,\" he said. \"I do take days off with little to no tracking from wearables, but because I have so many systems that automatically track what I'm doing, it's impossible to truly disconnect.\"\nAs more companies look to integrate smart technology into products \u2014  from smart toothbrushes to tennis racquets and refrigerators \u2014 Dancy believes it's only a matter of time before people adopt a lifestyle closer to his.\n\"There are mountains of data in everything we use at home, even when it's not 'smart,'\" Dancy said. \"By the end of the decade, there will not be a job on earth that hasn't been changed by smart objects, wearable computing or personal information.\"\nAlthough Dancy believes more people should infuse smart products into their lives, he cautions when to share personal information. \n\"I feel empowered but a bit scared by the looming future of connected humans that can't handle Facebook much less a relationship with their life data,\" he said. \"I do think it's urgent that people look at the data they are creating and giving away. \n\"So much of our value to our employers, family and peers can be used in ways to make our lives better \u2014 instead of lining the pockets of mega-institutions that want to keep our attention.\"\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\nBonus: 7 Head-Turning Wearables\n\n\nWearable Tech Shines at Mobile World Congress\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNymi\nThe Nymi wristband uses the wearer's heartbeat as a unique signature used to authenticate identity, potentially turning the wearable into a mobile wallet.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSamsung Gear 2\nSamsung's Gear 2 (right) shares a wrist last year's Galaxy Gear. One of the main differences is the camera, which is no longer in the strap but on the watch itself. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSamsung Gear 2 Neo With Moschino-Designed Strap\nThe Gear 2 Neo has no camera, but it's still waterproof and even a bit lighter than the Gear 2. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSamsung Gear Fit\nSamsung's smallest wearable, the Gear Fit, so far might be our favorite -- it's light and unobtrusive, yet still does a job. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSony Smartband\nSony's SWR10 Smartband uses the Core fitness tracker to create a log of almost all your daily activities, online or offline. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSony Smartwatch 2 and Garmin App\nSony's Smartwatch 2 isn't new, but here we see it equipped with Garmin's new app, which turns it into a small navigation device.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVuzix Smart Glasses\nThe Vuzix M100 smart glasses, which we saw at ShowStoppers during the MWC, is an Android-based device that lets you record and play back video, track events and link to your phone. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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