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by DanBC 4330 days ago
> Knowing my own pulse every second is boring and misleading

It's important that people realise that hyper-awareness of your body could be harmful. Doctors tell healthy people to avoid full body MRI scans. The reasons are the same. You become aware of stuff which is meaningless noise, but which then triggers action. Even "watchful waiting" is for some people stressful and distracting.