Beware That Nocebo Strapped to Your Wrist

Most smart watches are actually providing a lot of information that is useless for the consumer. Yes, you can track your heart rate and step count - but then what? What does that mean? Do you need to walk more? Sure, but you could do that without the watch.

There is some gamification aspect to it, but it creates the illusion of "caring about your health" while doing the bare minimum. Let alone the constant distraction with notifications that now buzz your wrist and you get distracted by.

That's why I turned off all the rings/goals/etc immediately when I set up my Apple Watch. I knew it would have this effect otherwise