It’s funny you say this. I view this of watches, but I wear a Whoop band which gives me utility.
My brother-in-law wears a watch, but has multiple times wondered why I wear a bracelet. His claim is “I don’t need a bracelet to tell me I slept horribly,” which is, in my opinion, completely missing the mark.
But it made me think about perception - I view watches as effectively jewelry because I have a smartphone. The benefits I could get out of a smart watch don’t match what I get from my Whoop (I’m very anti-notification so the Apple Watch doesn’t appeal to me), so I just view them all as vanity items (I realize they aren’t, but they would be for me).
> I don't want to have to dig my phone out of my pocket, every time I want to know what time it is.
Funny, I actually decided the opposite - I think making it too easy for me to check the time promotes anxious thinking, especially when as for most cases, the exact time doesn't really matter that much. I think making it slightly harder to check the time is good thing for me.
Obviously this doesn't apply to everyone, and might be a bad idea if you regularly do things that really do need an up to the minute time accuracy.
It’s funny you say this. I view this of watches, but I wear a Whoop band which gives me utility.
My brother-in-law wears a watch, but has multiple times wondered why I wear a bracelet. His claim is “I don’t need a bracelet to tell me I slept horribly,” which is, in my opinion, completely missing the mark.
But it made me think about perception - I view watches as effectively jewelry because I have a smartphone. The benefits I could get out of a smart watch don’t match what I get from my Whoop (I’m very anti-notification so the Apple Watch doesn’t appeal to me), so I just view them all as vanity items (I realize they aren’t, but they would be for me).
Sorry, just an aside - perception is strange.