Researchers at Waterloo Engineering have used sophisticated text-mining technology to back up age-old advice on the importance of taking care of yourself.
Their analysis of 700,000 online journal entries with an artificial intelligence (AI) computer model found a strong association between feeling good and getting enough sleep, eating well and exercising.
Lukasz Golab is a professor of management sciences at Waterloo.
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“You may not be able to control the world around you, but you can control your lifestyle and your own good habits,” said Lukasz Golab, a professor of management sciences. “And in terms of public health, it is useful to confirm conventional wisdom with real evidence to make sound, data-driven decisions.”
The anonymous journal entries were written by over 67,000 users of a mobile mood-tracking application that asked them to report how they were feeling from a list of 17 options.
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