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It is weird how we have normalized the fact we need an app to remind us to drink water, or work for one hour. I don't see how this can help one make substantial
by mvind 6y ago
It is weird how we have normalized the fact we need an app to remind us to drink water, or work for one hour. I don't see how this can help one make substantial and long changes to one's life and habits.
- zhdc1 6y agoHow is this any different from written daily routines, to do lists, and journals, all of which have been around for centuries/millennia?
- ycombinete 6y agoI agree, I think your parent is confusing symptoms for causes.
- xmprt 6y agoI'm still not sure if it's a bad thing but it's definitely different. When I use a journal/list/daily routine, I feel like I'm in control but when I use an app I feel like I'm giving that up to someone/something else. When I miss a goal that I wrote in a journal then I'm only letting myself down but when I'm using an app I feel worse about messing up. I don't know how justified those feelings are but at a certain point I think it's worth sitting down and asking whether the app makes you feel worse about the mistakes than the mistakes themselves.
- pbhjpbhj 6y agoDoes that make the app better or worse, extrinsic motivation seems better. That's one reason to use an app, I thought; some pseudo-accountability.
- jraby3 6y agoWell those specific habits probably won’t. But you can choose better habits, like thanking someone, a reminder to call your parents, meditating, etc. For me the app is generally used as a reminder but there are times at night I don’t want to break my streak so will force myself to meditate or call my mother. Always happy that I did, so it’s well worth the few seconds a day to use it. Btw I use Way of Life. Not sure about the one mentioned in this article, it may take longer.