My coworker said my habit tracker was overkill and now I’m rethinking everything

I was showing Sarah my monthly spread at lunch yesterday and she goes “dude you track how many glasses of water you drink AND what time you go to bed? that’s way too much.” She’s got a point though, I spent like 45 minutes last week just filling in those tiny boxes. Has anyone else scaled back their trackers after someone called them out? How do you decide what’s worth tracking?

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ivancoleman7d ago

Had a buddy who tracked EVERYTHING for like two years. Sleep, steps, caffeine, even how many times he checked his phone. One day his wife just looked at his bullet journal and said "you're tracking your LIFE away buddy." That stuck with him. He cut out the stuff that didn't actually change his behavior, like tracking water and screen time. Kept the things that actually helped him make better choices, like his workout log and mood tracker. Now he's down to maybe 4-5 things and says he's way less stressed about it.

jennifer_fisher7d ago

200 data points over 2 years sounds like a real waste of time to me. Tracking yourself into a hole isn't self-improvement, it's just being a control freak. Your buddy's wife was right. All that data just makes you anxious about things that don't matter. The real win is cutting it down to what actually moves the needle, not drowning in numbers.

logansullivan7d agoMost Upvoted

All that tracking just to learn he only needed 4-5 things.