The Cost of Optimizing

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Optimizing Myself Into Exhaustion - the cost of optimizing

Optimizing Myself Into Exhaustion

There was a season where every part of my day had a metric attached to it, and I was more tired at the end of it than when I started trying to feel better.

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The Habit Streak That Outlasted the Habit - the cost of optimizing
The Cost of Optimizing

The Habit Streak That Outlasted the Habit

I kept a streak going for months after the habit itself had stopped doing anything for me. Here are the three moments…

The Week I Tracked Everything and Learned Nothing - the cost of optimizing
The Cost of Optimizing

The Week I Tracked Everything and Learned Nothing

I logged my sleep, my steps, my water, my mood, and my meals for seven straight days. Here is what all that…

What My Data Never Told Me - the cost of optimizing
The Cost of Optimizing

What My Data Never Told Me

After a year of tracking sleep, steps, and mood, I made a list of the things that actually mattered that year, and…

When a Wellness Score Becomes a Report Card - the cost of optimizing
The Cost of Optimizing

When a Wellness Score Becomes a Report Card

A single daily number can be useful information or it can become a grade you dread checking. Here is how I noticed…