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Next step: "dumb" phone. Next step: no phone.
> Next step: "dumb" phone. > Next step: no phone. Next step: no nothing Next step: achieve zen
Once you have nothing, you have everything.
Disconnect. Offline only
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#82Would be great if the website worked. Went offline and nothing happened.
(for chrome) open devtools, network tab, tick the offline mode box :)
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#83Thanks for that `window.dispatchEvent(new Event('offline'))` option though.
I had to be online and read the article at the same time :P
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While I'm fond of "deep work the idea", the book was a real disappointment. It's mostly selling the idea instead of explaining how to do something with it. I followed the author's blog for a while, and I'd say a few key blog posts are enough to get the point accross. Even there it gets repetitive quickly. The idea is good, it just doesn't require so much elaboration.
Would you be willing to link to what you consider the key blog posts? Thanks!
It's been a while so I don't remember specifics.
However, after looking around, it seem the category "Patterns of Success for the Working World" (http://calnewport.com/blog/archive/) captures what I thought the interesting content was. It's still 100+ blog posts, so you'll have to do a bit of sorting.
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#85Beauty. Almost a piece of art.
I was on a plane yesterday (literally on airplane mode) and I finished a book I've been working on for a month, and prepped/wrote half of a presentation. Quite often I produce much of my writing on a plane.
I find myself very productive on a plane. Especially on cheap flights that don't have in-flight entertainment. Literally no distractions for a preset amount of time. You're not only offline, you're also physically stuck. Best way to make the time fly by is by being productive.
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#86Console -> Network -> Offline [x] also works.
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#87I use an iOS app called Freedom to disconnect. I can block the entire Internet (excluding iMessage and FaceTime) or a list of sites (social media, news, etc) for a period of time. This way I can still contact people, but cannot browse idly.
Is it a crutch? Sure, but crutches work. If you were dealing with alcoholism, the best thing you could do would be to remove your ability to easily access alcohol.
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#88Don't blame the internet, numerous sources of distractions existed long before. If you are easily distracted, the real cause lies elsewhere.
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#89For 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…
While I'm fond of "deep work the idea", the book was a real disappointment. It's mostly selling the idea instead of explaining how to do something with it. I followed the author's blog for a while, and I'd say a few key blog posts are enough to get the point accross. Even there it gets repetitive quickly. The idea is good, it just doesn't require so much elaboration.
Well, what to do with deep work is up to you. I wouldn't expect it to be an instruction manual for anything but "Here is how you build your mind and work habits to be able to accomplish deep work."
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#90Beauty. Almost a piece of art. I was on a plane yesterday (literally on airplane mode) and I finished a book I've been working on for a month, and prepped/wrote half of a presentation. Quite often I produce much of my writing on a plane. I find myself very productive on a plane. Especially on cheap flights that don't have in-flight entertainment. Literally no distractions for a preset amount of time. You're not only…
I love long-haul flights for the same reason. Great way to catch up on some reading/writing.