Why You Should Stop ‘Gamifying’ Your Health and Fitness
by Beth Skwarecki from Lifehacker on (#5V7EV)
Whenever there's a task you don't want to do, there's a guaranteed way to feel worse about it: Just add a whole layer of guilt and disappointment on top. Streaks that you'll inevitably break, badges you don't care about, check-in notifications that bug you when you were just trying to relax. Ahh, gamification.