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But you should be one to tell someone to take medication.
And what would you say if the author comes back and replies "Yes, I am an MD." "Oh, okay. Sorry." ?
(1) Have a work-related problem that absolutely needs you to take the approach you wish you'd be taking.
(2) Adderall.
(3) Vyvance.
EDIT: I've found (2) and (3) to be very helpful for impulse control, which might be an additional factor in your troubles.
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I so much agree wih your post. All your advice is right and should help but there is one thing I am wondering: Why are you on Hacker News? Reading and in particular commenting which is an instant gratification activity (quick post, many likes paired with non-stop checking of the thread). Is this not against your advice or is it the end of the work day in your time zone?
I don't feel HN is about instant gratification at all. I come here to see more about what is going on in the tech community. For me, it is about awareness of what is going on, reflection and analysis of where I currently fit and where else I may want to go. If you are constantly non-stop checking for responses and your scores, that doesn't match what I do. I tend to comment, then come back a couple days later, and se…
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And what would you say if the author comes back and replies "Yes, I am an MD." "Oh, okay. Sorry." ?
More likely what lottery numbers I should pick for the week since they must be psychic to diagnose a guy on the Internet after just a few sentences.
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Fruits contain fructose, which is another form of sugar, and not quite good when consumed in large quantities. https://paleoleap.com/10-reasons-why-fructose-is-bad/
I doubt this. Anything naturally occurring and has existed for millions of years cannot be bad for us. No matter, what the "research" says. And if you do want to go by research, please read the works and watch videos of "Robert Lustig" ( http://profiles.ucsf.edu/robert.lustig )
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Fruits contain fructose, which is another form of sugar, and not quite good when consumed in large quantities. https://paleoleap.com/10-reasons-why-fructose-is-bad/
Fruits also contain a lot of hard-to-digest fibers. Both the fructose and the fibers taken together are fine. It's when you refine the fruit (e.g. juice it) that you separate the fiber away and therefore loose the counterbalance. The fiber and relative inconvenience in consuming the fruit also help to regulate the intake. Contrast a tall glass of orange juice, which is about 4-5 oranges minus their fiber, with manual…
Addictions can't be unlearned, in my experience. It's more like training a muscle. And like with body training it's an additional habit. So if you are addicted to instant gratification when programming, you need to learn an additional habit of keeping to go on. The longer you do it, the easier it becomes. But it will always cost energy. And when you stop training that muscle restarting will become harder again. Your…
Sure they can. You ever see someone drink too much tequila, get sick, and never want it again? Or go to mcdonalds, see a cockroach, and never go again? It's called an aversion, and aversion therapy was a common method of habit cessation through the mid 90s. Check out this study on how >50% of 2-pack a day smokers quit smoking after just 6 sessions: https://www.schickshadel.com/documents/Commercial_Stop_Smoki...
Joke aside, a successful aversion therapy will also train another habit additionally to the addiction habit, that just has the opposite reaction, and the hope is that it becomes stronger than the original habit. So it's more of a method of application rather than a counter argument. Wouldn't you say?
Some things I'd recommend, off the top of my head: - Do not grab phone/computer etc. and mindlessly browse first thing in the morning. (Or before bed. Or at any time really.) But doing it first thing really starts your day on the wrong foot. - When seeking to relax, do not mindlessly browse the internet/social-media/tv. Read an enjoyable book. This is an order of magnitude more fulfilling and beneficial to you. And g…
Really good advice. I tried blocking some sites but whenever my 'bad side' comes up again, I always find a way to get around the block and visit the site anyway. Any recommendations on blocking a site indefinitely?
Just don't look under the hood of how it works - anyone reading this and familiar with the app please don't comment saying how to circumvent it).
Pavlok allows you to add a slight punisher (uncomfortable negative stimulus) when you do activities like load up Facebook/reddit, use your phone, or sit for too long. The whole design is structured around removing instant gratification. Bias: I'm the inventor. http://pavlok.com/break-habit
I repeat versions of these mantras in my head:'
- Always do your best work
- It's not done until it's done 100%
I also find it's helpful to chunk things down so that I can bite off a smaller piece without wanting to be done with the larger project of which it is a part. But, I strive for excellence in that part, and often can leverage that momentum to keep going.