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A tech worker has cobbled together a project that examines just that, leaning on heart-rate data from his Whoop health-tracking wearable.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanhomejournals.com\/?p=1266\">SpaceX\u2019s president hints at a Tesla merger: \u2018That might make Elon\u2019s life a little easier\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pankaj Tanwar, a Bengaluru, India-based tech worker, wrote in posts on LinkedIn and X that he connected his Whoop wristband to his work calendar, pulled per-minute heart-rate data, and matched spikes to meetings and attendees. 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