Leave your (Apple) watch at the door
jamespember.substack.comLove how everyone says the Apple watch "helps" them, but does it really ?
If you need to count your steps, isnt that a pointer that you have so little spare time you cant afford to do a bit extra ?
Is the tech like this and similar gadgets really giving you more time ?
I do think these ambient AI products will have good utility. I've been testing out Grok Bot and Instinct over the past few weeks, and they definitely work. I do think consumer and ambient AI is a different kettle of fish though...
apple watch is incredibly useful for workout tracking that’s the only time i wear mine
Yeah I do agree that workout tracking is a (somewhat) rare exception, where quantification is actually good and healthy. Knowing that you're lifting heavier weights, or lowering your RHR whilst running is good. And the Watch is a handy way to do this.
Do you also count how many words you say to your kid ?
If I'm not mistaken, isn't this feature going to be an opt-in, or at least something toggleable?
I'm not saying it makes it better, but I think it alleviates a lot of the baseline concerns
I just believe it'll become too tempting to opt in for the convenience and utility. Perhaps I would too, despite my concerns? I guess the big question on my mind is just how should we think about "the new etiquette" for this kind of thing?