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A raspberry pi just for a button??
If it was sitting in drawer not doing anything and now it is doing this, then it's still better than being in the drawer. Plus, what else that is small form factor and can execute ssh scripts when triggered by a smashable button are there?
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> But never "I know this is very harmful for my attention span, my mental health, etc". Early 20's here, and avoid TikTok, Instagram, etc and know Reddit and the like are all of those things listed - though the worst affected for me personally is attention span.
Hacker News might not be the best sample set :p I do all of these too but I really doubt many of my peers do.
I usually just like to chime in when people mention stuff like "no one young $THING", because I've noticed a trend where the fact that there are young people who care is ignored which I think hurts the case more.
Most of my peers don't care however, at least, not as much as I do though I've made some inroads.
I'm still young so maybe my mind hasn't matured enough to where I can combat this well. So I went heavy-handed - I have a button on my desk that when I press it, my server's DNS server (through which all my devices and router resolve) begins rejecting requests to reddit, instagram, twitter, hackernews, news.google.com, etc. For the next two hours, there is nothing I can do outside of SSH'ing through my mobile device…
You can't cure a need for distraction by blocking domains. There isn't a cure. You have to learn to live with it, like alcoholism.
The good news is that major life events tend to be great for breaking the distraction seeking pattern. At some point you'll get married or have kids or change careers, etc. And then your life will be so different that looking back on a dns kill switch button will seem silly.
Until then, just keep pushing the button I guess. We all have to make it through somehow
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Hey, don't beat me to the punch! I thought about it right after posting too, that might have to be my next side project.
+1 on buying this, time for a Kickstarter!
They take a larger cut but are much more hands on with the marketing, and this kind of project would be right up their alley.
Couldn't recommend them more after my own experience with them as a 21 year old fresh grad.
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Just f*cking read :)
As much as I want to say this advice is terrible and useless… yeah. Move the things that aren't books far away, and read a book. When it's boring, put it down, but don't let go of it. Wait a few minutes, then move it back in front of your face and keep reading. It's possible you picked a bad book, but it's more likely that it isn't engaging enough. It normally takes me a few days (after half a year book-free) to get…
Right now I’ve got one going in science fiction, autobiography, technical and… oh, another autobiography (I’ve been really into those lately).
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I initially started using the multireddit feature, to section off specific but related interests. It can also be used to build a focused feed.
Are you able to set a multireddit as the homepage, or do you have to visit specific URLs to see the mutlireddits?
I'm still young so maybe my mind hasn't matured enough to where I can combat this well. So I went heavy-handed - I have a button on my desk that when I press it, my server's DNS server (through which all my devices and router resolve) begins rejecting requests to reddit, instagram, twitter, hackernews, news.google.com, etc. For the next two hours, there is nothing I can do outside of SSH'ing through my mobile device…
This is like saying "I cured my alcoholism by throwing all the liquor out of my house". The problem isn't the availability of the stimulus, it's the lack of control over your desire for it. You can't cure a need for distraction by blocking domains. There isn't a cure. You have to learn to live with it, like alcoholism. The good news is that major life events tend to be great for breaking the distraction seeking patte…
I'm still young so maybe my mind hasn't matured enough to where I can combat this well. So I went heavy-handed - I have a button on my desk that when I press it, my server's DNS server (through which all my devices and router resolve) begins rejecting requests to reddit, instagram, twitter, hackernews, news.google.com, etc. For the next two hours, there is nothing I can do outside of SSH'ing through my mobile device…
This could seriously be a good commercial product!