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Take a short break in a quiet place

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Re: Take a short break in a quiet place

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Post by ChrisCooper »

iradik wrote: post #30

I thought that was awesome. Discovering this on info-fueled hacker news made it more special. I'd make several changes: #1 Fix the F-11 message. Is this an IE thing? Do a browser detect, and display the right message. #2 Get rid of the share on Twitter links at the end. just tacky. #3 Get rid of the countdown. 30s break is cool, but countdown display speeds time up. Make the countdown hidden. If the user presses spac…

I agree especially with #4. The cursing ripped me from my quiet place.

Re: Take a short break in a quiet place

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Post by kilian »

I found this incredibly condescending, especially when it likened "a friend" to "meaningless shit". Like someone else mentioned, my quiet place doesn't involve clicking or pressing a spacebar, or a computer for that matter.

Re: Take a short break in a quiet place

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Post by anjc »

ineedtosleep wrote: post #13
mattlong wrote: post #11

Cool idea. I'd use music not associated with a show like Lost. I couldn't relax; was thinking about unanswered Lost questions the whole time...

That's actually one of the hardest things I've tried to overcome (after realizing it) in the last few years: Music that's connected to some kind of memory/event/show/movie/etc. will constantly make me think about its associations rather than my work at hand.

Why overcome it? That's one of the most beautiful things about music, no?

Re: Take a short break in a quiet place

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Post by anjc »

I like its style. I wasn't aware that that's the music from Lost...if i'd watched Lost it might've annoyed me. As everyone said, the spacebar clicking doesn't help, the mixed messages don't help (the share links at the end), the cursing is way out of place and jarring. And i guess in a weird way it actually highlights how sad the whole situation is, to think that 30 seconds of downtime should be enough.

But i do like its style, good work.

Re: Take a short break in a quiet place

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Post by rooshdi »

anjc wrote: post #45
rooshdi wrote: post #42

Whoa...I went to a quiet place and realized there's a potential startup here. Like a LaunchRock for "Do Nothing" sites. Someone take a stab at it before I do.

I think I came up with a monetization scheme while meditating...

Ah yes, meditization.

Re: Take a short break in a quiet place

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Post by irahul »

I have my phone on all the time, regardless of if I am on vacation or not. When I take a vacation and I have spare time, I work - sometimes billable, sometimes not. Vacation for me doesn't equate to switch off the laptop.

I spend a lot of time glued to my laptop. When I am not at my laptop, I browse and read mails on my phone. I generally reply to the mails as soon as I get them.

I like it this way - this is a worthy investment of my time. What I do with my personal time is totally my prerogative. I don't see why people feel the need to preach around their lifestyles with silly music playing in the background. And seriously, the obsession with FB bashing is sickening. Don't like it, don't use it. How hard is that?

I am not an outgoing type, and without FB, I would have lost touch with a lot of friends and acquaintances. I don't engage in a regular conversation with many people, but I do catch them once in a while. There are other mediums for communication, but FB is all inclusive for my circle - everyone I know is on FB.

If you don't like being connected, switch off your phone - that's not rocket science. If you feel one shouldn't work more than 8 hours a day, that again is up to you. But why do you feel the need to preach it in a condescending, all-knowing tone.

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