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A comment on Ask HN: Which product have you purchased that increased your wellbeing?.

Re:Ask HN: Which product have you purchased that increased y... by MH15 on Monday May 01, 2023 @02:34PM (#35777141)
Apple Watch. Any watch with sleep and workout tracking would do (Garmin, Fitbit, etc). I primarily purchased the watch to help track my sleep and was shocked by just how bad my sleep habits were. I've improved my sleep patterns, increasing my average time asleep from 6:30 to 7:30 in two months.

A few added bonuses: the app I use for weightlifting (https://www.hevyapp.com/) has an Apple Watch mode, freeing me from my phone during workouts. I can also use the watch to track runs, as mentioned by the commenter in this thread with the Garmin Watch.

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Re:Ask HN: Which product have you purchased that increased y... by switch007 on Monday May 01, 2023 @02:58PM (#35777463)
I know nothing about Apple Watches but I know my sleep quality has plummeted recently. Does the watch just accurately track time asleep, and then you tried improving that number via various different thing? Or does it do anything more clever to help you fix your sleep?
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Re:Ask HN: Which product have you purchased that increased y... by MH15 on Friday May 05, 2023 @12:48PM (#35831888)
That's correct. The built-in functionality is relatively primitive, but it's been enough for me so far. I do know people who use the Apple Watch with more advanced third-party apps but haven't had the need yet.
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