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>You can go on a bicycle ride without measuring speed and distance. It's kind of wild how people need metrics - myself included - in order to feel like they di
by Forgeties79 4y ago
>You can go on a bicycle ride without measuring speed and distance.
It's kind of wild how people need metrics - myself included - in order to feel like they did something. I have been really trying to address that in my own life after I found it had creeped so far into my daily life that it was influencing what video games I play. I mean...what?
I blame it on the fitbit I got years ago haha
- nicbou 4y agoI went the other way and refuse to measure things. I have a gut feeling for “enough” and it’s not a fixed value. It varies according to internal and external factors. I prefer to trust that feeling over arbitrary targets. I feel good about a long enough bike ride, even if it’s a few kilometres below average. Maybe I was tired, or maybe I lingered in cafes with a good book that time. Distance isn’t a good measure of happiness.
- jabits 4y agoI agree. My wife and I take ocean swims most days and we both use Apple watches for metrics. She wears hers without fail, but I sometimes (disappointedly) forget to wear mine. When that happens it almost feels like I didn’t work out.