1. A method, comprising, detecting first physical contact by a sensor of an activity tracking device, the first physical contact being received on a housing of the activity tracking device, the activity tracking device including a screen that is configured to display a plurality of metrics; examining the first physical contact to determine that the first physical contact qualifies as a double tap input for the activity tracking device; activating the screen of the activity tracking device responsive to determining that the first physical contact qualifies as the double tap input, the screen being configured to display a first metric of the plurality of metrics; examining one or more second physical contacts after an occurrence of the first physical contact; and displaying a next one of the plurality of metrics for each one of the second physical contacts that qualifies as a single tap input, the method being executed by a processor.