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I don't know if I am the only one but I find this idea incredibly depressing. For some reason, the thought of measuring myself, and meticulously keeping track o
by hristov 17y ago
I don't know if I am the only one but I find this idea incredibly depressing. For some reason, the thought of measuring myself, and meticulously keeping track of everything I do really really depressing. I do not know if it is because it reminds me of the shortness of life or because it seems to limit my freedom.
Of course as a lawyer I do have to track the time I work for clients, and that (and the associated issues that come with it) is probably one of the things I really dislike about this profession.
- Psyonic 17y agoMy gut-feeling is similar, and I've been trying to fight against it lately. I don't intend to measure my entire life, but I do want to know I'm progressing.
- Kadin 17y agoFar be it from me to question anything about your life, and that is truly not my intent, but your comment does make me wonder a little what it is you think would be depressing about having that information? If it's just that the act of collecting the data seems like a waste of time, I can readily accept that. (That's why I don't do any of it; it seems interesting, but most of the systems seem like they're not transparent enough to the user. Yet.) But if it's that the data itself would be depressing ... The data to me would just be a mirror. If you don't like what you see, and you have the capability of doing something about it, that strikes me as a better solution, in the long run, than just avoiding the mirror. To each their own though. The article does mention someone who decided after doing a lot of personal metrics for a while to stop doing it, and some of the reasons they had for that decision. It's clearly not for everyone.
- Psyonic 17y agoFor me, its completely the time spent collecting it. If I could get all that data with no energy or attention spent towards it, I'd be all for it.