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Having a Garmin, ruined me with awesome battery life, but after I melted it, I was using Amazfit ActiveEdge (can't find straps, the watch is still ok), which made me realize, I'm fine with it, both serves what I need, with over week of battery life. And, that matters the most at the end. Having ADHD, a smart watch is a life saver. But charging it everyday? Nope, who have time for that!?

Alarms are crucial, I have 8 alarms set, just to remind me of passing time.

Calendar is also very useful, for quick glance, externalizing of information is really important when you have a bad memory

Sleep tracking, at least I know how long I might have slept. Surprisingly, Amazfit detects going to sleep very consistently and reliably then Garmin (not counting, sleep level detection accuracy) which did surprise me a lot

Activity reminder, it reminds me I'm sitting for too long, and have a goal set. Which is really useful for me.

Steps, weather, notifications all are pretty important, to keep me off mobile. If I open the mobile, it's given I'll lose focus and lose a large chunk of time.



> But charging it everyday? Nope, who have time for that!?

I wear my Apple Watch to sleep, and take it off to charge whenever I'm in the shower.

That's just another routine for me.


Well, from an ADHD book, do not remember the exact statement but goes like this, "But doctor, how do I remember to take the medicine that is supposed to help me remember things"

If I have to charge it every day, it will create another thing that I will forget to do, and make it ultimately useless for me.

And once you get used to 10-15 days of battery life, charging your watch every day feels absolutely absurd.




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