Apple Watch Cont.
How are you liking it?
I'm enjoying wearing a watch again, way more than I thought I would. I have spent a bunch of time tweaking notifications to reduce distractions. I'm currently seeing:
- Activity - more on that later.
- Calendar
- Email - Work and VIP
- Maps
- Messages
- Passbook and Apple Pay
- Phone Calls - I have not had a phone call on the watch yet.
- Reminders
- Dark Sky
- Pedometer
- Slack
- Trello
- Twitter - DMs only
- Paper - Facebook messages only
I'm not sure if occasionally looking at my watch is less distracting that using my phone, but I feel like I'm spending less time messing with my phone when I should be talking to people.
I do seem to notice alerts on the watch more than on my phone. I hate being late to meetings or really any event. The watch really helps me know when I'm supposed to be somewhere.
I have not had anyone ask me about the watch in public. I have also not noticed anyone else wearing one. They seem to be very rare, and I have been preoccupied with looking at peoples wrists. The only place I have noticed them was at the Apple Store, and that really does not count.
Just Keep Moving
The activity app has been good for me. I was already using the Step counter in my iPhone, but the watches constant nagging and reminders has really helped me be conscious of my sloth like life. I get excited when I get one of the goofy awards on the watch. I try to actually move around when the watch tells me to Stand, and I'm trying to exercise more to get all the rings in the activity app.
Watch Faces
For work I'm using the Modular Watch Face. Lots of information with a prominent calendar display. I love having the timer on the watch face so I can quickly setup a timer for hot tea.
On the weekends I tend to prefer the Utility face, or the Mickey face. I leave the Calendar display off to avoid the "No More Events" text.
