This is so me...I experiment with all sorts of tracking (habits, reading, household maintenance, cycle-stuff, and tons of little personal/interpersonal things — gratitude, joy, moments of connection, moments of worry, moments of personal growth, etc...).
But recently, I've been wondering if all this tracking is adding anything to my life, or just taking up space/time that might be better spent on doing things, creating more moments with people rather than worrying about recording them.
Sure, I can search back and enjoy reading about them, or see my habit stats change/improve, but do those little hits mean more than actually creating new moments rather than re-consuming data on past times?
I've thought about letting go of all the tracking, but then I worry I'll miss it and feel sad about the missing data. In reality, I think I know it's time to simplify a lot. I want all those extra minutes for living rather than just recording.
Christine! I LOVE that you're feeling and exploring this too! Fellow trackers unite. This is exactly why I wanted to "experiment" with it and see how I felt. To your point, would I be sad? Would I miss the data? Has it been adding or detracting all this time? I know my answer and can't WAIT to hear yours and what you experiment with letting go of...
This is so me...I experiment with all sorts of tracking (habits, reading, household maintenance, cycle-stuff, and tons of little personal/interpersonal things — gratitude, joy, moments of connection, moments of worry, moments of personal growth, etc...).
But recently, I've been wondering if all this tracking is adding anything to my life, or just taking up space/time that might be better spent on doing things, creating more moments with people rather than worrying about recording them.
Sure, I can search back and enjoy reading about them, or see my habit stats change/improve, but do those little hits mean more than actually creating new moments rather than re-consuming data on past times?
I've thought about letting go of all the tracking, but then I worry I'll miss it and feel sad about the missing data. In reality, I think I know it's time to simplify a lot. I want all those extra minutes for living rather than just recording.
Christine! I LOVE that you're feeling and exploring this too! Fellow trackers unite. This is exactly why I wanted to "experiment" with it and see how I felt. To your point, would I be sad? Would I miss the data? Has it been adding or detracting all this time? I know my answer and can't WAIT to hear yours and what you experiment with letting go of...