My new smartwatch kept telling me to stand up, and I finally listened after a 3-hour work block.

I realized I'd been ignoring every single review that mentioned the 'nudge' features, thinking they were just annoying. Anyone else have a gadget that nagged them into a better habit?

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elliotr983d ago

Oh man, that's so true... I got a water bottle that glows when you haven't sipped in a while. Felt silly at first, but I was way more dehydrated than I thought. It's weird how we tune out the little signals our own bodies send, but a blinking light gets through.

charles_price3d ago

Yeah, that "blinking light gets through" thing is spot on, @elliotr98. I started setting a timer on my phone for every hour just to take a few big gulps. It felt dumb, but after a week I stopped getting those afternoon headaches. Our brains are just bad at noticing slow changes.