Fitness Trackers – Helpful motivator or Evil Electronic Taskmaster?

Signs that your Fitness Tracker is a your Helpful Motivator:

• You park far from the entrance of your destination to get more steps.
• You never hesitate to share a step count with someone who asks.
• You take it off when it doesn’t go with your outfit.

Signs that your Fitness Tracker is your Evil Electronic Taskmaster:

• You experience anxiety when the battery is low, strategizing the recharge around not missing accumulating precious data.
• You go out walking after dark alone just to reach a step goal.

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Perfection

Two of my favourite expressions sometimes feel as though they are in conflict with one another:

• Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good enough.
• Perfect practice makes perfect AKA if it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right.

These conflicts manifest themselves in ways that are sometimes amusing and other times frustrating.  For example, I have wasted a considerable amount of time trying to write the perfect blog posts, which has ultimately delayed the launch of this website. Absolutely time to remember that I should not let perfection be the enemy of good enough.

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