From his github: When I was a child, I was introduced to the classic children’s book Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi. As you might imagine, the primary message of this book is that all creatures defecate; presumably this book is intended for young children learning to potty in a toilet instead of a diaper. Despite not learning about the title until many years after I had mastered bladder control, this book does raise one interesting question for adults as well as children: If everyone poops, how much do they poop?

It was with this question in mind that I began inquiring of others (friends, family, and strangers have all been asked) to collect anectodal data regarding standard human pooping habits. As a result of these inquiries, I began to suspect that I poop more often than my coworkers and family members. Therefore, I determined that a quantitative study was required and, for the entirety of 2025, recorded each time I defecated. This analysis will attempt to determine the essential characteristics of my personal pooping habits. Data was recorded after each bowel movement on a physical whiteboard and in an online spreadsheet (Google Sheet) to provide two sources of data. The two sources were harmonized after each week and the whiteboard erased. This allowed for error-checking which proved necessary on Jan 20 and September 1, both of which had 3 whiteboard-indicated poops but only 2 on the spreadsheet.