The Optimization Paradox: Why Tracking Everything Makes Everything Worse

We've turned self-improvement into a spreadsheet hobby, obsessively tracking steps, habits, and metrics while our actual lives stay stubbornly unchanged. This episode dives into the research on how measurement can backfire, why your habit tracker might be sabotaging real progress, and what to track instead (spoiler: it's probably not what you think). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.