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e can take enjoyment out of an activity and replace it with unwelcome pressure. Pastimes we had loved can become monotonous when they are too strictly monitored.</p><p id="4970">As is often the case, we need to find the right balance between inspiration and stress, knowledge and curiosity, spontaneity and control.</p><figure id="8917"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*1a8iTjhgahqnq_tQ"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@m_b_m?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">M. B. M.</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="7dff">Step count word count little ticker tallying your life — you can tick all the boxes but are you happy? — do your graphs measure success or are they charting failure?</p><p id="2139">Follow the data to a waterfall then step over the edge slide down with carefree abandon & shout <i>adieu</i> to facts and trends you’re not analysing now you’re creating.</p><div id="2615" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/are-you-an-idiot-53b8fbdd7174"> <div> <div>

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Do Stats Bring Happiness?

A question without an answer & a poem without a title

We track our existence in many ways — years, height, salary, shoe size, address, countries visited, golf handicap, hours slept, calorie intake. And all of these change over time because we’re adaptable and flexible.

The question is: do stats bring happiness? Does an intimate knowledge of data enhance our life?

There’s one reason in particular that suggests it does: measuring progress gives us a sense of purpose. Purpose gets us out of bed on a morning. Having a target and a way to measure our achievements is highly motivating and instills us with a sense of self-worth.

But an excessive focus on performance can take enjoyment out of an activity and replace it with unwelcome pressure. Pastimes we had loved can become monotonous when they are too strictly monitored.

As is often the case, we need to find the right balance between inspiration and stress, knowledge and curiosity, spontaneity and control.

Step count word count little ticker tallying your life — you can tick all the boxes but are you happy? — do your graphs measure success or are they charting failure?

Follow the data to a waterfall then step over the edge slide down with carefree abandon & shout adieu to facts and trends you’re not analysing now you’re creating.

Are You An Idiot?

If you don’t read or listen, you probably are

medium.com

Embrace Routine While Avoiding Autopilot

Developing habits should be a dynamic process

medium.com