jeffhykin
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- Comment on What Eddy Burback got wrong about his phone... [Discussion of Fediverse as an alternative within] 5 weeks ago:
Those are really good points, and I appreciate the input. I could see why alcohol being on someones desk isn’t a problem, e.g. depending on the person its possible the bottle doesn’t have a “gravity” tempting them.
I’m going to guess that reality is somewhere between my points and your points. Notifications can be configured, but my grandmother isn’t going to figure it out. Having a bottle of alcohol on every person’s desk is probably completely neutral for a lot of people, but could be detrimental to others. Etc
- Comment on What Eddy Burback got wrong about his phone... [Discussion of Fediverse as an alternative within] 5 weeks ago:
I’m saying the downsides have nothing to do with self discipline.
- Even if we never click an advertisement.
- Even if we never eat from the candy bowl.
- Even if we never use the bad phone apps.
Merely living in a world covered in advertisements, living next to a delicious smelling candy bowl, living 30 seconds away from memes, rage-bait, doom scrolling, sports gambling, and other slop – just living next to those things are bad for our mental health.
Some sources if you’re curious on the research behind it. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4731333/
- Comment on What Eddy Burback got wrong about his phone... [Discussion of Fediverse as an alternative within] 5 weeks ago:
I disagree. Yes there can be good intermediate steps, but deleting slop is not nearly as healthy as locking a phone away.
- Interruptions
Not just phone calls or texts, but things like typing an email on the phone and then seeing a text. Brains hate interruptions. Those are still going to exist.
- Resisting a temptation is exhausting. Its NOT the same as boredom. It’s like saying “not eating candy is healthy”… yes but having a candy bowl right next to your desk is exhausting. Uninstalling an app is like moving the candy bowl to a nearby room, yeah its better, but it only takes 30 sec to reinstall.
Turning off the dopamine machine (not eating candy) is one thing. But Eddy was showing something a lot bigger than that: he didn’t have the code to the safe. He was showing the mental benefits of not needing to resist a temptation.
- Comment on Opinions Wanted: Creeky Floors 2 months ago:
Sounds good. Given its creeky all over the place, I’ll probably try mapping out the joists first. I’ll (hopefully) post an update after my attempt.
Thanks for the advice!
- Comment on Opinions Wanted: Creeky Floors 2 months ago:
Blue heeler!
- Comment on Opinions Wanted: Creeky Floors 2 months ago:
Nope, unfortunately
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