When health tracking devices like strava, oura ring, or simply the apple watch started to boom, I was among the first people who bought one, specifically the apple watch. Coincidently it was also the time that I started going to the gym so naturally I convinced myself that was an investment piece. And I wore it every single day.
However, one day, I decided I wasn't going to wear it anymore. Maybe if I was a runner, I would have stayed on the bandwagon. I remember exactly when it happened. I was seated when I got the alert on my left wrist. On it says, "Remember to stand up." or something like that. It felt like an obligation. Like a chore. None of things I did for the watch feel organic. Anything that is forced never sustains itself. No matter good I feel for achieving a goal I set up for the watch, I knew wasn't sustainable. The lifestyle I wanted for myself, I wanted it to be natural. Something I don't need to think about. If I need a reminder to do that, it's not a lifestyle, it's a to-do list.
So, I packed up my breathing alerts and left. Just like that.
