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Re: Nothing: Simply Do Nothing

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Post by knowitnone » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 4:55 AM UTC

you do nothing while I use your CPU to mine crypto. thanks

Re: Nothing: Simply Do Nothing

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Post by notfed » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 4:56 AM UTC

ok_dad wrote: post #2

That’s a lot of text for nothing.

Seriously. Some feedback to author: the page is awesome up to "You've been idle for X seconds." Delete every word after that.

Re: Nothing: Simply Do Nothing

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Post by madpen » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 5:01 AM UTC

Neat! I've been reading How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell and enjoying it. It's a bit political for my liking but overall a good reminder to pause and set aside time to just "be" and shelve the programmed drive to constantly be productive as in economically productive. My therapist recently helped me reframe my drive for being productive as being generative, which I have taken a liking to since it encompasses being creative for the sake of enjoying the process with no other end - economic or otherwise.

Re: Nothing: Simply Do Nothing

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Post by DaoVeles » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 5:34 AM UTC

Really cool to remind people to do this but I also get a little sense of irony that to really do this, just walk away from the screen. Don't need an app to allow you to do nothing.

Not a put down at all, just that our strange little world has come to this.

Re: Nothing: Simply Do Nothing

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Post by pjerem » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 5:44 AM UTC

DaoVeles wrote: post #14

Really cool to remind people to do this but I also get a little sense of irony that to really do this, just walk away from the screen. Don't need an app to allow you to do nothing. Not a put down at all, just that our strange little world has come to this.

I really do think it’s more a message / a sort or artistic expression, than an app :)

Re: Nothing: Simply Do Nothing

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Post by pjerem » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 5:52 AM UTC

bschmidt1 wrote: post #7

Breathing is something you can either do or not do, yet it's also something that happens automatically, such as during sleep or when you're not paying attention to it. When done perfectly correctly, consciously breathing nets the same benefits to the body as unconscious or automatic breathing. You don't really have to spend any mental energy on it to get the oxygen you need (your body will even yawn for you if it nee…

> When done perfectly correctly, consciously breathing nets the same benefits to the body as unconscious or automatic breathing. You don't really have to spend any mental energy on it to get the oxygen you need (your body will even yawn for you if it needs more).

I was taught that this is not entirely true : your automatic breathing is influenced by your morphology, your posture, your current levels of energy, and your current emotions. And it sounds like the feedback loop can go reverse : intentionally breathing have an impact on your posture, your level of energy and your emotion.

I have no source to support my claims so don’t take my words as any truth, that’s just a belief multiple people shared to me including my doctor.

But I do feel like intentional breathing have a direct impact on my levels of anxiety. Not magic, but useful.

Re: Nothing: Simply Do Nothing

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Post by pjerem » Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 5:53 AM UTC

tourmalinetaco wrote: post #6

TeaVMFan wrote: post #3

Intriguing. Perhaps adding focus gained detection with a timer reset would increase the motivation to do nothing.

I had a notification pop down while looking at it and the timer did reset, stopped, and said „that was definitely something. Let‘s try nothing.“. A neat little site, that‘s for sure. Also worrying that websites can see when I receive a notification.