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A receipt printer cured my procrastination

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Re: A receipt printer cured my procrastination

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tonyhart7 wrote: post #449
kaashif wrote: post #448

> Imagine an FPS where you only meet an enemy every 30 minutes. That wouldn't be engaging. The loop must repeat quickly to keep you interested. False! Plenty of horror games have basically nothing happen most of the time but are very engaging (perhaps even too much so). Alien games are my go to example.

Yeah but how many times you repeat horror games compared to multiplayer esports game where you can play it for years???? most horror game fans I know is treat it as a "one time experience" that's why most horror games have a shorter game time/playthrough

If you're comparing multiplayer esports shooters, why not compare to multiplayer horror games like Lethal Company or REPO? I love those games and have played them for hours and hours. And these are games where you meet enemies infrequently.

The pre-canned single player horror games like Amnesia or whatever are what you're talking about.

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Post by CTOSian »

laurieherault wrote: post #2

Author here. It’s my first article. I’m a bit nervous but excited to get your feedback. If you deal with procrastination too, I hope this method helps you like it helped me.

I use one Intermec with android , I just print todo and lists for my pocket filofax - alas not possible to print under linux (proprietary drivers), and I even had to 'hack' the android intemec print-app (as it was designed for intermec android devices and if you don't use a such it put a watermark line) - TBH even their setup app is windoze only.. FFS

Re: A receipt printer cured my procrastination

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Post by tonyhart7 »

kaashif wrote: post #601
tonyhart7 wrote: post #449

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah but how many times you repeat horror games compared to multiplayer esports game where you can play it for years???? most horror game fans I know is treat it as a "one time experience" that's why most horror games have a shorter game time/playthrough

If you're comparing multiplayer esports shooters, why not compare to multiplayer horror games like Lethal Company or REPO? I love those games and have played them for hours and hours. And these are games where you meet enemies infrequently. The pre-canned single player horror games like Amnesia or whatever are what you're talking about.

nah bro, lethal company and Repo is game where you meet enemy pretty often lol

how can you say that, also like most horror games this games would feel "dated" after few runs because "horror" aspect is not something you can replicate over and over again

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Post by dghlsakjg »

__turbobrew__ wrote: post #252
tines wrote: post #231

This is a topic that's really interesting to me, and I've thought a lot about it. The approach that this guy is taking to break out of the addicting loop of gaming/scrolling/whatever is to try to take the principles that make those things appealing and port them to the things that we know we should be doing. Video games have these short feedback loops and quick rewards, so his idea is to make real life more like a vi…

I have similar ideas from my own experience. I believe that humans have a “set point” for dopamine hits, if you are constantly receiving quick cheap dopamine hits your set point goes higher and you are constantly craving more. Similarly, if you back off the hits it will initially become uncomfortable but your set point will lower and you will not have those cravings. This may be controversial, but I believe a part of…

There is some research about this. I'm by no means an expert but a lot of it seems to tie back to dopamine and addiction science. You might like to look into the research of Anna Lembke around this.

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Post by jwilk »

krupan wrote: post #453
tharakam wrote: post #426

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Yes. A short video I watched mentioned that even touching these thermal papers with normal gloves is unsafe.

The receipts that a large majority of humanity has been handling on a daily basis for decades? Unsafe? In what way?

I'm doubtful it's a majority.

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Post by bloqs »

hasbot wrote: post #510

My problem is not only procrastination but motivation. Why should I be doing all these tasks? I appreciate having a clean house but having one isn't fulfilling or enjoyable. Am I just a work machine? I want to soar with the eagles not toll with the ants.

the best answer i found was order is nice because it makes me feel more in control and less stressed

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Post by Schiendelman »

Noumenon72 wrote: post #540
PKop wrote: post #320

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would avoid massively increasing your exposure to receipts. They have endocrine disrupting chemicals and it's advised to not even handle them from retail stores let alone in higher quantities in your own home. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/receipt-paper-harmful/

If the grocery store cashiers aren't getting cancer from handling 150 receipts a day then the todo list should be fine.

They are getting cancer. That's the problem, cancer rates overall are higher and we're working through figuring out why so we can stop it. This may be one of the reasons.

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Post by Schiendelman »

grandiego wrote: post #592
whalee wrote: post #7

Cool idea! I would note there are some known health hazards in handling thermal-paper receipts(BPA/BPS)[1] with your bare hands if you do so often. I don't know much beyond this, I would look into it. [1] https://www.pca.state.mn.us/business-with-us/bpa-and-bps-in-...

Right, epiphenols. And despite some BPA-free options there are many alerts about the risks of the replacements. Maybe is time for a cool old style matrix receipt printer using regular paper?

There are plenty of phenol free replacements. All the "problems with replacements" discussions are about other phenols.

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Post by noworriesnate »

rolisz wrote: post #312
noworriesnate wrote: post #90

Oh this sounds amazing! This reminds me of a todo list app some indie dev has been running for years which has a ton of configuration parameters based on various psychological models for productivity. There were options for gamification, Getting Things Done, task breakdown. It was kind of expensive. Does anybody remember the name of this software? I’ve been trying to remember for a while.

Amazing Marvin maybe? https://amazingmarvin.com/

I think this is it, thank you!!

Re: A receipt printer cured my procrastination

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Post by 94d44027 »

Thanks for the tip. I struggle with my procrastination all the time. I use software like OmniFocus to breakdown my tasks and merge them into the projects, yet it never occurred to me to use the receipt printer for that. And your idea of using the jar for completed tasks is really nice.

Have you ever thought of assigning priorities to your tasks (like Eisenhower matrix or Franklin-Covey)?

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