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It feels like only months (OK, it's been a few years) since we were being told that not having a social media presence may be considered suspicious. http://business.time.com/2012/08/08/does-not-having-a-facebo...
This is self-promotional, but also highly relevant! A few moths ago after reading Cal Newport's book "Deep Work", I decided to try to improve my social media usage by writing an app that could block HN/Twitter/Google News (the big 3 digital distractions for me) by default, and force me to go to an extra step to temporarily unblock them when I wanted to use them. It seems like a small thing, but that extra friction of…
Looks pretty useful. Does the app snooze notifications, but also keep messages/notifications unread?
This is self-promotional, but also highly relevant! A few moths ago after reading Cal Newport's book "Deep Work", I decided to try to improve my social media usage by writing an app that could block HN/Twitter/Google News (the big 3 digital distractions for me) by default, and force me to go to an extra step to temporarily unblock them when I wanted to use them. It seems like a small thing, but that extra friction of…
The biggest benefit was how much my attention span improved when I quit, but now I am back using insta and the itching feeling of grabbing my phone the moment I'm bored or stuck on something has returned.
I need to re-read Deep Work and highly recommend it to others. I'm also going to give your app a try!
Is HN "social media"?
It feels like only months (OK, it's been a few years) since we were being told that not having a social media presence may be considered suspicious. http://business.time.com/2012/08/08/does-not-having-a-facebo...
People have different opinions. There's no homogenous voice of authority that tells people what to do and what not to do.
Career and social life should be completely and utterly separated. The content on your social media page should have no bearing on your ability to perform the job at hand. Quite honestly, an employer that even looks at your social media profile to do a sort of casual "character check" on you, is not one that you should want to work for in the first place. Especially true in the realm of IT, where there just simply ar…
I've found more and more time in the day the fewer social media accounts I have. I just wish the industry could step a little further away from LinkedIn. It's the only social media site I feel has any bearing on my career at the moment (I mean the only one employers ask about regularly).
Career and social life should be completely and utterly separated. The content on your social media page should have no bearing on your ability to perform the job at hand. Quite honestly, an employer that even looks at your social media profile to do a sort of casual "character check" on you, is not one that you should want to work for in the first place. Especially true in the realm of IT, where there just simply ar…
How would you know if a potential employer does google-fu on you?
I don't remember where I heard/read it, but I always think about something someone said along the lines of "I want to be the person who creates a social media app, not the person using it every day" I've found more and more time in the day the fewer social media accounts I have. I just wish the industry could step a little further away from LinkedIn. It's the only social media site I feel has any bearing on my career…