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Ask HN: Have you had any real benefits from apps like Headspace, Fabulous, etc?

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#101
I have spent a considerable amount of time using various apps. I wanted to build better habits and procrastinate less.

The app that helped me was free. It was Google Family link. Using this app, I was able to disable chrome and youtube from my android phone. This did cut down on my procrastinating hours.

Re: Ask HN: Have you had any real benefits from apps like Headspace, Fabulous, etc?

#102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why is your tone so angry and condescending? In context, the GP is just saying that cardio and reading is not really equivalent to mediation. He's not wrong.

When someone issues a correction and that correction is absolutely wrong, they are actively causing harm. They went out of their way to be wrong. Even the word "meditation" comes from a phrase that can mean either quiet reflection on a topic, such as reading, or a deep intense self focus (how we tend to use it). Exercise absolutely can be a form of meditative practice and there are still monks who do this practice to…

If I say, “EXERCISE is a physical activity” in the context of a discussion about physical exercise, and you say “No, EXERCISE can also be a mental exercise” you are being 100% asinine.
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