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I had one of these for a while, water proof: https://www.amazon.com/Aqua-Notes-Water-Proof-Note/dp/B01AS5...
Nice! I've been wanting something to take notes on in the shower and this looks perfect. Are you able to share your thoughts on how well it worked? I don't trust Amazon reviews.
> Not all thinking is intrinsically rewarding, and in fact some people are prone to vicious cycles of negative thinking Major reason why I avoid thinking. If I’m left to wander, I have dark ideas, remember the bad parts of my life, and have hate for everyone. What social networks and Youtube help me for, is cover these thoughts and let me spend my time in the present, at the price of not enjoying creativity anymore,…
There is some interesting discussion in the analysis portion of the paper that resonated deeply with me. >However, the fact that participants underestimated the potential task motivation during the thinking period may indicate that people avoid thinking not because it is aversive but because it is expected to be aversive. >Such an inaccurate expectation may lead people to unnecessarily avoid spending time thinking in…
What are other good mobile strategies? I need my phone to keep an eye on some work stuff + elderly parents on WhatsApp, but clearly parts of the phone are neurologically optimized to keep me distracted (and it works!) So what are other good ways to fight this?
I myself gotten a non-smart feature phone as secondary device with a MultiSIM - i.e. both my smartphone and my feature phone ring when I get a phone call, and I can take it on any device. I also told my close contacts to call instead of text as I might be without smartphone. If I want focus time, I turn off the smart-phone or leave it at home.
Has anyone experimented with having a "dumb phone" and taking that with them just in-case people need to contact them or for emergencies? Lately, I've had a few times when I accidentally left my phone at home and after an hour or so realized how much fun I've had without it.
Focus time is now only a matter of taking the right phone with me when I leave the house, or turning the smartphone off for a while. But there are some drawbacks, i.e. I would love for the feature phone to have a better camera.
Has anyone experimented with having a "dumb phone" and taking that with them just in-case people need to contact them or for emergencies? Lately, I've had a few times when I accidentally left my phone at home and after an hour or so realized how much fun I've had without it.
I depend on my phone as a tool. Alarms, calendar, Google Pay and so on. Instead I worked really hard to suppress the loud parts. Notification control, ad blocker rules, very few apps, and so on. I'd say it works well enough.
Now, I totally accept that the phone does provide some value and comfort when dealing with those things, and not having one makes life a teeny-bit less comfortable. But you have to think, is my attention and the ability to have deep, focused thoughts more worth than saving some seconds to minutes of a day when taking down notes or setting an alarm clock. Because thats usually what it boils down to, the phone saves you only seconds to minutes a day for usefull work, but you waste hours on doom-scrolling and having your attention taken away throughout the day.
What if you’re not comfortable alone with your thoughts? To be honest, long drives alone have a way of dwelling up some tough memories.
I like letting my mind wander, but often I hit unpleasent thoughts and it throws me off.
Any idea how to get rid of vicious cycles? I like letting my mind wander, but often I hit unpleasent thoughts and it throws me off.
* Go away from your job / family / country / ... - whereever you feel the pressure arises.