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Tracking what you do can go a long way towards making the boring thing not boring. A long walk on its own versus... a long walk where you've clicked the record
by goostavos 4y ago
Tracking what you do can go a long way towards making the boring thing not boring.
A long walk on its own versus... a long walk where you've clicked the record button on Stava is for some reason a completely different experience. One is idle, meandering, and boring the other is (somehow psychologically) building something and fun.
- ambivalents 4y agoAgreed, and I'll add that you don't have to be overly interested in metrics/fitness/quantified self to derive benefit from this. For instance, I care little about the measurements of any given run or walk, I rarely even look at them when I'm done, but just the recording itself on my Apple Watch subtly motivates me to work harder and go longer. It becomes more of a 'workout' than a passive activity.