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The Problem With Optimising Everything | On measurement, meaning, authenticity, and stepping away from the numbers to find what actually matters
What happens when the tools designed to improve your fitness start getting in the way of actually enjoying it?For almost my entire fitness journey, I wore a watch. At first, it simply told me how long I had been running. Eventually, it told me everything — my steps, sleep, HRV, calories, heart rate, recovery and training load.The more I measured, the more I tried to optimise. And somewhere along the way, I realised I wasn't just training anymore. I was measuring my training.In this episode of The Examined Life, I explore what happened when I finally took the watch off — and what it taught me…
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