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How technology can create the anxiety it promises to prevent

I've been tracking my heart rate obsessively since getting my smartwatch and now I panic every time it goes above 100. I never worried about my heartbeat before I could see the numbers.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Measurement tools can transform natural bodily functions into sources of hypervigilance and fear.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Heart and cardiovascular health?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.