It's Been a Minute Is tech making us too obsessed with our bodies?
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Mar 16, 2026 
Lindsay Gellman, a health and business reporter who digs into industry trends and privacy, and Adam Clark Estes, a technology correspondent who tests multiple trackers firsthand. They discuss how wearables became mainstream and why people get hooked. They contrast different relationships to tracking, question whether metrics equal health, and raise concerns about who profits and how data privacy is handled.
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Trackers Help But Fuel Obsession
- Health trackers can increase activity and detect conditions like arrhythmia, but their metrics often push users toward constant self-monitoring.
- Adam Clark Estes found that multiple devices produce conflicting scores and promote game-like behavior around sleep, readiness, and strain.
What Happened When I Wore Six Trackers
- Adam Clark Estes tested six or more health trackers at once and described the experiment as awful and enlightening.
- He encountered contradictory metrics and developed habits (like ordering meals differently) driven by app prompts.
Use One Metric To Guide A Single Action
- Use trackers with simple, actionable goals to avoid anxiety; let one metric guide a concrete decision like resting after a poor sleep score.
- Adam uses an Oura Ring sleep score to choose whether to push or rest the next day.