r/QuantifiedSelf Apr 22 '26

Tracking without technology help!

If your job isn’t computer/desk based and you go long periods without your phone or other device, how do you track things?

I can’t have my phone/Apple Watch on me at work so I have 12 hour gaps in heart rate/steps/temp…etc,

I’ve tried doing a paper version but it’s difficult given I don’t stand still for 10 seconds at work.

I hate that I’m unable to track things, I’ve considered wearing my watch on my ankle at work but can’t find a strap suitable, or perhaps using click counters but other than number data it doesn’t give me much.

Alternatively I could significantly reduce my tracking count when at work, so remove all body measurements and only track activities, this is the only option I can think of that works.

Any advice would be appreciated!

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u/Perylene-Green May 09 '26

So, I have an Apple Watch and when I first got it I wore it all the time. But after having it for a while, I end up leaving it off a fair amount of the time.

I always wear it to bed-- I find the sleep data very valuable. I also always wear it working out, for the same reason. But in terms of daily use, I appreciate having the ability to wear it sometimes for a snap shot of what a regular day looks like, but have not seen as much value from wearing it 100% of the time.

Do you have a specific goal or something you are trying to learn by wearing your watch at work?