Clarissa's Blog

So I have downloaded one of those apps that let you track everything you do and used it for two weeks. I thought I knew myself pretty well but the app revealed unexpected things about me.

First of all, it turns out that I’m a lot more hardworking than I tend to believe. I work about 30 hours a week, and that’s in summer when I don’t teach and have no service obligations. This discovery made me very proud of myself. I will try to get to 40 hours this week.

A less heartening discovery was that, contrary to what I always tell myself, I’m quite a gamer. Since I never sit down and play for an hour or two, like “real” gamers do, I never noticed that gaming was a part of my life. But all of those little gaming sessions that last 5-10 minutes and that are spread around during the day do tend to add up.

These apps are a fascinating tool of self-knowledge.