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The Benefits of Writing Your Own Weekly, Monthly, and Annual Reviews

There’s something quite special that happens when we reflect on what we’ve done. Well, two things, actually. One is that we gain a better understanding of what we’ve done or learned. The other is that our self-efficacy improves—that is, our belief in our own abilities.

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Moment, the iPhone App That Tracks Your Usage, Now Displays How Much Time You’re In Apps

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iOS: We were fans of Moment when it launched a couple years ago
, but one problem with the app was how it could only track general iPhone usage. Now, you can really zoom in on your usage with a new app tracker.

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Sculpt and tone your body (or lose weight) with Skulpt Chisel

The quantified self is of ever-increasing to many people. Wearable fitness trackers have helped a lot with that movement but they can’t tell you anything about the actual progress that you’re making with all of your jogging and other working out that you’re tracking with your smartwatch. That’s where the Skulpt Chisel comes in. The Skulpt

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Feevy Tracks Your Child’s Fever, or Other Symptoms Of Illness

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iOS: There are few things more nerve-wracking for a parent than a sick or feverish child, and if your doctor tells you to wait it out, that’s what you have to do. Luckily, Feevy is a new iPhone app that will help you track your child’s temperature and progress, and report back to your doctor if things change.

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Feevy Tracks Your Child’s Fever, or Other Symptoms Of Illness

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iOS: There are few things more nerve-wracking for a parent than a sick or feverish child, and if your doctor tells you to wait it out, that’s what you have to do. Luckily, Feevy is a new iPhone app that will help you track your child’s temperature and progress, and report back to your doctor if things change.

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The Best Use of a Fitbit Is as an Alarm Clock, Not an Activity Tracker

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The Fitbit is a great activity tracker. It can keep track of your steps, sleep, and activity level, but its best use isn’t tracking your activity at all: It’s as a silent alarm clock, one that gently buzzes you awake and won’t wake anyone else in your house or in bed next to you when it’s time to get up.

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Is Your Sleep Tracker Keeping You Up at Night?

Sleep is as important to health as diet and exercise and, thanks to new technology, tracking sleep is now routine in monitoring overall well-being. But are the devices used to do this actually useful, or have we simply found a more sophisticated way to clock watch?

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Is Your Sleep Tracker Keeping You Up at Night?

Sleep is as important to health as diet and exercise and, thanks to new technology, tracking sleep is now routine in monitoring overall well-being. But are the devices used to do this actually useful, or have we simply found a more sophisticated way to clock watch?

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Shyne for iPhone Lets You Download and Archive Your Own Social History

iOS/OS X: Services like Facebook, Instagram, and Google Hangouts all have their own archives, but they can be tricky to download and organize, if you can at all. Shyne is an iPhone app (and companion desktop tool) that puts you in control, and lets you download, archive, and organize it all.

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Shryne for iPhone Lets You Download and Archive Your Own Social History

iOS/OS X: Services like Facebook, Instagram, and Google Hangouts all have their own archives, but they can be tricky to download and organize, if you can at all. Shryne is an iPhone app (and companion desktop tool) that puts you in control, and lets you download, archive, and organize it all.

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