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I'm glad someone is finally pushing back on unskippable / dark-pattern ads. The "fake progress bar", tiny close buttons, and multi-ad chains are just hostile UX. Small related thin…

This is solid advice, honestly. The pencil-in-hand approach forces active engagement. Your brain can't drift when it's hunting for things worth noting. And the "would I take notes …

You just described my experience perfectly. the skim mode that kicks in automatically, eyes moving but brain disconnected, forcing yourself to restart only to drift again. It's exh…

Thank you! Glad it resonates.

There's something to this, not all resistance is dysfunction. Sometimes your brain is correctly telling you "this isn't worth it." But I'd push back a little. The problem isn't alw…

Great question, and I appreciate your feedback. On reader mode, Yes, I tried it. Reader mode is great for stripping visual noise, but it didn't solve my core problem. When a long a…

Hey HN, the full story is on the page, but here's the TL;DR: I'm 35 and somewhere along the way I lost the ability to finish reading articles. I'd open them, read 2-3 paragraphs, g…