Post ASdc5zKC7L7Rn72ZnM by RustyCrab@sleepy.cafe
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 (DIR) Post #ASdbdf5bl44CvMi8GW by AnokheeTara@ohai.social
       2023-02-13T13:05:36Z
       
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       My long-suffering Garmin watch broke yesterday afternoon. Suddenly, for the first time in literal years, I don’t have a step counter and activity tracker to wear. I had early gen clip-on fitbits back in the day. It’s been well over a decade. I suspect this is ultimately good for me to change things up, but it feels weird.
       
 (DIR) Post #ASdbdfb9rlIuVDTKRU by damien@infosec.exchange
       2023-02-13T13:08:36Z
       
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       @AnokheeTara I stopped wearing my Garmin 24/7 last summer in favor of an automatic watch and I haven’t looked back.
       
 (DIR) Post #ASdbdg4a6Mq7yTEpIu by AnokheeTara@ohai.social
       2023-02-13T13:13:41Z
       
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       @damien I’ve long been a fan of the quantified self approach. It’s a bit like journaling for me? I’m the kind of person who tracked what outfit she wore to work each day pre-pandemic, plus my moods and my what I did and if I went outside and what workouts I did and if I remembered to stretch. I do get goal-focused sometimes and stress that I have met the arbitrary goals it programs. That sounds so excessively nerdy to type out
       
 (DIR) Post #ASdbdiPZPIojE94cIS by jeff@federated.fun
       2023-02-13T13:16:55.134906Z
       
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       @AnokheeTara @damien i also tried smart watches but it was info overload and i realized i was min maxing the numbers instead of the quality of life. it is good for long term passive metrics but all the tooling pushes you away from that towards things that encourage minmaxing
       
 (DIR) Post #ASdc5zKC7L7Rn72ZnM by RustyCrab@sleepy.cafe
       2023-02-13T13:22:11.390723Z
       
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       @jeff @damien @AnokheeTara smart watches are a horrible invention. I got one for my dad a few years back because I knew he specifically would love it but I preemptively told him multiple times that I didn't want one and wouldn't wear it.I guess he thought I was being modest or something because he got me one anyway. I tried it for a couple of days. At best it's useless and distracting. At worst it's horribly anxiety inducing. Been sitting in my drawer ever since.