These Apps Will Lull You Right to Sleep
Photo: Siriluk ok (Shutterstock) Even though most adults need seven to nine hours of sleep, that number is elusive for most of us. Try as you might to master a…
Why You Should Stop ‘Gamifying’ Your Health and Fitness
Photo: ABO PHOTOGRAPHY (Shutterstock) 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…
How ‘Gamification’ of Everything Is Manipulating You (and How to Recognize It)
Photo: SvetaZi (Shutterstock) “Gamification” is the practice of adding game-like elements to non-game contexts. It isn’t new, nor it is always a negative, but it is being aimed at consumers…
9 of the Best Apps to ‘Gamify’ Your Life (and Why You Should)
Screenshot: Mint Arguably the least game-like app on this list, Mint is a free budgeting tool that’s gamified in that all the progress bars, checklists, and leaderboards work together to…
How to Quick-Add Macros in Any Food Tracking App
Left: creating the food. Middle: entering “carbs” as one of the foods you ate that day. Right: what your food diary looks like after you’ve used this trick to log…