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Re: Ask HN: What are some mentally healthy apps to have?

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Post by LeonB »

As a thought experiment, imagine you had a smart phone without internet access (but it was somehow able to download apps).

Apps you would want on that device might include a lot of healthy apps.

For example —

It would replace many of the devices we used pre-internet. A compass. A calendar. A guitar tuner. A pedometer. A notebook. A recipe book - where you place recipes. A recording device - and a bank of guitar effects pedals.

These are all healthy apps in my opinion.

Re: Ask HN: What are some mentally healthy apps to have?

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Post by sph »

Extremely unpopular opinion from a software engineer on a tech forum but: mental health is as far away from the Internet as possible.

The more you can integrate the slower pace of nature and natural life, the better your mental health. Your physical presence is optimised for long days of doing fuck all, sitting in the grass, waiting for a deer to pass by.

Still struggling with this, but my long term life goal is living in a cabin in the middle of nowhere with easy access to the unnatural and constantly accelerating flow of information that is the Internet.

Re: Ask HN: What are some mentally healthy apps to have?

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Post by lahirurlt »

muzani wrote: post #16

I've just been using Instagram as a place to browse art. I think you can't really unfollow toxic people (you technically can but your brain won't let you). But what you can do is flood it out with positive vibes. My Instagram feed is full of e-commerce memes, AI generated art, and hand drawn dungeon maps. It's not exactly useful but it keeps me inspired for the next day.

Plug for a related project I’m working on: mixgrid.io

Re: Ask HN: What are some mentally healthy apps to have?

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Post by davzie »

I would recommend reducing your activity spent in the online world. It's mostly not reflective of anything in real life and the business models of everything that usually gets our attention there is manipulative enough to be a drain on your energy, mental health and sanity. Treat it like another world that is sometimes fun to jump into, but one that should not ever be taken seriously.

Re: Ask HN: What are some mentally healthy apps to have?

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Post by JKCalhoun »

LeonB wrote: post #22

As a thought experiment, imagine you had a smart phone without internet access (but it was somehow able to download apps). Apps you would want on that device might include a lot of healthy apps. For example — It would replace many of the devices we used pre-internet. A compass. A calendar. A guitar tuner. A pedometer. A notebook. A recipe book - where you place recipes. A recording device - and a bank of guitar effec…

Creative apps are healthy apps.
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