Dr. Susie Orbach examines our relationship to apps and wearable gadgets for self-improvement. She asks the question: What might we be running from when we count our steps? “In a culture bent on targets, we create the illusion of an objective test telling us whether we are living life well enough. It is a bit like being in an exam the whole time.”
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/what-were-running-from-when-we-count-our-steps