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When wellness technology increases unwellness

My smart watch buzzes to remind me to breathe while I am having an anxiety attack about all the other things it told me I should be doing today.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Devices meant to support health create new forms of performance pressure.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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