This is right up my street. And "it's okay to be bad at resting" is such an important message. I think so many people imagine it's as easy as physical rest (at which I excel). But mental rest... so much of you screams no!
Also - wonderful to read about the Rest Test. Always love how I learn something new in these pieces, even about a topic I have read somewhat obsessively about.
Thank you so much Will! And coming from you, I'm very very happy you still found something new in the piece :) Mental rest is SO much harder, right? Sitting down is easy. Not mentally filling the time with 12 other things is the bit I'm still working on
This is exactly why I stopped wearing my Apple Watch. Tracking via technology just led me to do things I want to do anyway but now for on a score. Also it takes me away from listening to my body and knowing what I need.
YES!! I have a Garmin watch and the tech/data certainly can be useful, but it’s amazing how quickly something you already enjoy can start feeling like homework once there’s a score attached, right? Did you notice the difference straight away when you stopped wearing it?
First I noticed the reflex of wanting to check-in with my progress. Then I noticed the relief of being disconnected in a good way. I also noticed I don’t mind not knowing the second a notification comes in. I think I can sometimes feel like I am a slave to technology instead of feeling like it’s improving my quality of life. I highly recommend it. My very plain watch is actually a statement to myself to stay “free”.
YES!! That makes so much sense. Taking it off gave you a chance to notice how you actually felt before a score told you how you were doing. I wrote about exactly this here if you're curious https://www.unwrittenpotential.com/p/listen-to-your-body-interoception And honestly, I love that a plain watch is now basically a protest 😂
This is right up my street. And "it's okay to be bad at resting" is such an important message. I think so many people imagine it's as easy as physical rest (at which I excel). But mental rest... so much of you screams no!
Also - wonderful to read about the Rest Test. Always love how I learn something new in these pieces, even about a topic I have read somewhat obsessively about.
Thank you so much Will! And coming from you, I'm very very happy you still found something new in the piece :) Mental rest is SO much harder, right? Sitting down is easy. Not mentally filling the time with 12 other things is the bit I'm still working on
This is exactly why I stopped wearing my Apple Watch. Tracking via technology just led me to do things I want to do anyway but now for on a score. Also it takes me away from listening to my body and knowing what I need.
YES!! I have a Garmin watch and the tech/data certainly can be useful, but it’s amazing how quickly something you already enjoy can start feeling like homework once there’s a score attached, right? Did you notice the difference straight away when you stopped wearing it?
First I noticed the reflex of wanting to check-in with my progress. Then I noticed the relief of being disconnected in a good way. I also noticed I don’t mind not knowing the second a notification comes in. I think I can sometimes feel like I am a slave to technology instead of feeling like it’s improving my quality of life. I highly recommend it. My very plain watch is actually a statement to myself to stay “free”.
YES!! That makes so much sense. Taking it off gave you a chance to notice how you actually felt before a score told you how you were doing. I wrote about exactly this here if you're curious https://www.unwrittenpotential.com/p/listen-to-your-body-interoception And honestly, I love that a plain watch is now basically a protest 😂