I've used a similar smart outlet on a timer to just shut my wifi off at 9pm. I then put an alarm on my computer to give me a 15 minute wrap-up warning.
Using an $8 smart outlet to avoid brainrot
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#62Pro tip for macos/ios folks:
- Macos: Install https://selfcontrolapp.com/, add every website and their alternatives you know, set it to 24 hours. Really hard to bypass this even if you know networking stuff
- iOS: Enable downtime 24/7 ask someone else to set the password.
I'm down to about 35 minutes a day of mobile usage, and laptop usage is only work related things. You really need two or three days to clear your head of news feeds. After a few days you really just crave working.
(I'm in between a 24 hour session right now)
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#63Guarantee the OP used this for a week and never touched it again. Those without self control cannot be trusted if they hold the switch.
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#65Guarantee the OP used this for a week and never touched it again. Those without self control cannot be trusted if they hold the switch.
Have you never willfully developed a habit before? I find the first week or two is challenging, then after that it's easy.
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#66Why do we reflexively distract ourselves?
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#67An $8 smart outlet helping reduce mental load and boost focus really surprised me. Looks like I’ve underestimated how much these small automation tools can free up mental space in daily life.
Has anyone else used simple and affordable tech that surprisingly made a big difference in managing distractions or mental fatigue?
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#68An $8 smart outlet helping reduce mental load and boost focus really surprised me. Looks like I’ve underestimated how much these small automation tools can free up mental space in daily life. Has anyone else used simple and affordable tech that surprisingly made a big difference in managing distractions or mental fatigue?
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#69An $8 smart outlet helping reduce mental load and boost focus really surprised me. Looks like I’ve underestimated how much these small automation tools can free up mental space in daily life. Has anyone else used simple and affordable tech that surprisingly made a big difference in managing distractions or mental fatigue?
As a courtesy, I used to check in on client servers every morning to alert them if services were down. Eventually it became a chore, so I made some hardware server status boards that monitor them for me (8 each).
Here in Asia they cost 5-8$ each to make depending on exact part choice (total cost including boards and components).
I open sourced the hardware / firmware if you want some: https://github.com/seanboyce/servermon
I used to use scripts etc to do it. However this tells me what I need to know in a glance, so I like it better.
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#70Guarantee the OP used this for a week and never touched it again. Those without self control cannot be trusted if they hold the switch.
I think you'd be surprised how a little bit of difficulty can be enough to break binge cycles. I killed both my hackernews and reddit addictions years ago by just adding them to /etc/hosts. It was easy to change and sometimes I did but that was enough that I didn't dwell on those sites anymore.
Recently I've written a chrome extension that does this much better. Hopefully it gets approved today or tomorrow. Maybe I'll post it to show HN.