The article won't load for me.
Same for me. Chrome (stable) on Fedora Linux. I flipped the wired connection switch in NetworkManager and nothing happened. Maybe Chrome on Linux doesn't fire "offline"?
Disconnect. Offline only
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#52Well done, I had the urge to google the second most commonly spoken language while reading the article. I turned my phone in some kind of a "dumb phone": - Deleted all games, news apps, basically all the apps I don't regulary need - Turned off email. It's still configured, I turn it on if I need to read an email - No push notifications at all Next step: Turn off mobile data for browser and only activate it if I need…
I have tried the same, it does not work. At least for me it didn't. Its like smoker saying I will keep my cigarettes in the box but won't smoke them.
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#53Totally agree. Unfortunately, 90% of my work is development in a SaaS platform, so getting anything done will require my device to remain online. Does anyone know of a Chrome Plugin/hack that might block all but a few web pages? Then I can enjoy the silence of working without distractions while still plugging into the application that I'm working with.
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#54I am probably one of the few techies in the world that does not own/use a smartphone. Since 2011 I have used a cheap Verizon flip phone for exactly this reason; I want more control over my life. NOTHING is that important that I need to be plugged in 24/7. My wife has a smart phone which is great for when we travel (maps, Yelp, Fandango, Uber, etc.) Don't get me wrong, I was standing in a long line outside the Apple s…
It's not all black and white
I'm reading your comment on my smartphone, while in a bathroom, while on a conference trip.
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#55For those interested in managing online time and getting ourselves offline regularly, the book Deep Work , by Cal Newport, has some very useful ideas. One that I plan to start experimenting with is the idea of scheduled internet access - allow yourself to get online only at certain times of day. This isn't just for work. Even if you're, say, standing in line at the grocery store, you don't get to pull your phone out…
> As the author points out, we've forgotten how to be bored. We need to learn to engage that part of our brain again.
This sounds like a contradiction. Isn't boredom precisely the state that results when one fails to engage their brain?
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#56I am probably one of the few techies in the world that does not own/use a smartphone. Since 2011 I have used a cheap Verizon flip phone for exactly this reason; I want more control over my life. NOTHING is that important that I need to be plugged in 24/7. My wife has a smart phone which is great for when we travel (maps, Yelp, Fandango, Uber, etc.) Don't get me wrong, I was standing in a long line outside the Apple s…
It's not all black and white I'm reading your comment on my smartphone, while in a bathroom, while on a conference trip.
Instead of thinking about what was said at the conference, who were the best speakers, which people you should talk to more, or one of the million other, possibly much more beneficial, things that would pop into your head if you didn't occupy yourself with this thread.
I'm as guilty as everyone else here, admittedly. What's making me think seriously about something like this is that while I was on holiday recently and kept leaving my phone in my room, I had more random thoughts than I've had in a very, very long time.
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#57to me, using cron to disconnect my internet every half an hour just to remind me to break the loop has been immensely helpful. And annoying. But mostly helpful. My brain switched to offline mode has about three times better focus. Similarly to this, I'm using my browser in full-screen mode most of the time to eliminate distractions. It was very surprising to me, how big an effect it has, to not see the tabs.
a cron job to disconnect - love it! do you use the break to get up and stretch, too?
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#58Well done, I had the urge to google the second most commonly spoken language while reading the article. I turned my phone in some kind of a "dumb phone": - Deleted all games, news apps, basically all the apps I don't regulary need - Turned off email. It's still configured, I turn it on if I need to read an email - No push notifications at all Next step: Turn off mobile data for browser and only activate it if I need…
> I had the urge to google the second most commonly spoken language while reading the article.
:) love it
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#59Totally agree. Unfortunately, 90% of my work is development in a SaaS platform, so getting anything done will require my device to remain online. Does anyone know of a Chrome Plugin/hack that might block all but a few web pages? Then I can enjoy the silence of working without distractions while still plugging into the application that I'm working with.
SelfControl on OSX works well for me: https://selfcontrolapp.com/
Re: Disconnect. Offline only
#60For those interested in managing online time and getting ourselves offline regularly, the book Deep Work , by Cal Newport, has some very useful ideas. One that I plan to start experimenting with is the idea of scheduled internet access - allow yourself to get online only at certain times of day. This isn't just for work. Even if you're, say, standing in line at the grocery store, you don't get to pull your phone out…
> As the author points out, we've forgotten how to be bored. We need to learn to engage that part of our brain again. This sounds like a contradiction. Isn't boredom precisely the state that results when one fails to engage their brain?
I would put it as, we've forgotten how to not be distracted. The mind needs time to wander.