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Re: Ask HN: What did you make during lockdown?

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Post by arpa »

progre wrote: post #137
blhack wrote: post #94

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If you're having a panic attack, run up a flight of stairs, or hop on a bike and do a sprint around the block. Get your heart pumping. It sounds really counter intuitive but it works.

I agree, kind of. I have also suffered from panic attacks and the problem with this is that I'm thinking that I'm about to have a heart attack. The mere thought of running makes it worse. Breathing exercises (this has to be practised in advance) helps for me.

Calling a friend or an acquaintance can help to alleviate the attack, too.

Re: Ask HN: What did you make during lockdown?

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Post by wayne_skylar »

arpa wrote: post #70
mkolodny wrote: post #48

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I'm sad to hear that you feel so anxious :( Exercise helps a ton. So does therapy (cognitive behavior therapy especially). Mindfulness meditation can help a lot, too.

It feels... guilty not to do something productive; like work. Or something showcase-worthy. I guess it also has something to do with "turning off" when working from home: it's like you have to give 120% every day until you can't and then the downward spiral starts. Home becomes office, and slowly, creepingly all becomes work and, well, I guess one just have to remind oneself that taking care of yourself and "turning…

One thing that I feel has helped my anxiety a good deal is knowing that "It's OK to not feel OK." A large part of my anxiety is wondering about its source and if it's getting worse, etc.

Secondly, I've worked from home for 6 years now and the "turning off" thing is very important. Not only is it unrealistic to have those expectations of yourself, it's irresponsible to do so.

If you feel guilty about not working, just remember that often times the time you spend not working on a problem is just as important as the time you spend working on it. It's actually how you tend to come up with most creative solutions.

Not only that but you deserve time off.

Re: Ask HN: What did you make during lockdown?

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Post by hunterx »

I’ve written 1Tab chrome extension to only allow 5 tabs open altogether. Worldly, (web+chrome extension) helps you get better at English by learning words (usually for advanced users of a language.). Https://worldly.mammbo.com Remade https://kippie.co helps you get your data through GDPR and Use it to get cheaper insurance. Built a needle pump breather during the first phases of the lockdown. Invented a valve for patients on a breathing machine to be more comfortable. It could be used in a specific setup to allow for a patient on an emergency breather to supply air to 2 patients. Im now working on an idea to improve the speed of gold standard testing to be performed in-situ. I got the idea and started working on it during lockdown.

Also, experimented with 3d printing visors and changing the designs.

Re: Ask HN: What did you make during lockdown?

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Post by jstanley »

I made an automatic chess board that allows you to play with another person over the Internet (using lichess), but with a physical board. It has been described as "very lockdown chic".

Each chess piece has a magnet in the bottom. The board senses your moves by looking at where magnets disappear and appear, and it plays your opponent's moves by dragging them with an electromagnet underneath the board moved by a pair of stepper motors.

https://incoherency.co.uk/blog/stories/autopatzer.html

Re: Ask HN: What did you make during lockdown?

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Post by zamalek »

progre wrote: post #137
blhack wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you're having a panic attack, run up a flight of stairs, or hop on a bike and do a sprint around the block. Get your heart pumping. It sounds really counter intuitive but it works.

I agree, kind of. I have also suffered from panic attacks and the problem with this is that I'm thinking that I'm about to have a heart attack. The mere thought of running makes it worse. Breathing exercises (this has to be practised in advance) helps for me.

> I'm about to have a heart attack.

That's a real panic attack. Drinking cold water can help reset the loop causing it (worked for me maybe once). The only thing that really works for me is GABA (700mg daily for a year, then 250mg daily for life) - but it did come up short in my blood work.

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