for me its just the opposite, those reminders during stressfull times make me MORE stressed and i just toss the watch into a box for the rest of the day...
There are some situations of acute stress where one can’t take a 1 min pause, but in most scenarios it helps.
Thats good. The world isnt run by yoga gurus and zen monks for very good reasons. Not all stress is bad.
And people who dont have life experience or the right people around them can easily be misled by receiving the wrong signals about how to cope with stress.
"They told me to move to the back of the bus. I got so angry but my apple watch told me to breath and I calmed down..."
Hint: the goal of Buddhism is to reduce suffering in the world. It’s not a bad idea to start with yourself.
But overall, being able to focus on your breathing (and control your anger, and control the consequences of your emotions) is a good thing, and it doesn't demand that you ignore whatever it was that made you feel stress in the first place.
Kind of like the whoop minus the 30/month subscription...