[[How to sit less and move more]]: It doesn't have to be a fully autonomous habit yet. I will start simpler until I can think about doing the habit: ### Experiment hypothesis I believe I will move more often and with less effort by using a fitbit inactivity reminder every X minutes. ^bd81f7 ### Experiment setup 1. **Cue:** My FitBits inactivity reminder set to 30 minutes of inactivity[^1] 2. **Routine:** Something fun and energizing like stretches, push-ups 3. **Reward:** "Yeah!" plus a mindfulness moment of connecting with myself feeling really good and connected ### Results 1. I absolutely HATED it. 2. I did get up more often, but I hated it more and more each day. 3. I've taken off the fitbit ### Learnings I first configured the buzzing inactivity reminder of the wearable to 30 minutes because I thought that would be good, sort of like a pomodoro timer. Within the first day, Monday, that became super annoying and interrupting. I tried to go with it on Tuesday and Wednesday. Then I changed it to 45 minutes to give me a break, but that honestly didn't change much. By Thursday I had taken off the wearable in disdain. I'm not a robot. So, what can I do instead of mechanically reminding myself to get up and move? [^1]: I know I could/should choose something more organic the way BJ Fogg recommends an existing "AFTER" trigger, but I don't feel like I have the mental space today to think about this as a habit-building process. I just, for this week, want to get reminded to get up and move. That's all.