Tagged “attention”

Convinced me to start using xfce timer, and it has already been useful!

Seeing more of these GitHub-as-a-blog.

HN thread

and relatable HN thread

surprised I had not considered this - since 2 laptops (work/non-work) has long seemed like a no-brainer.

on fragmented attention span and inability to wait

Can relate to this. Avoiding ads most of the time I find TV ads very jarring

tldr: you probably can't

Most TV shows are not good. The key problems are that too much quality scripting is required, and that the incentives are to try to get the show extended for another season. Plus too much of the audience “just wants something to watch.”

Could I name twenty TV shows that I think are worth watching, relative to the best movies you haven’t seen and the best books you haven’t read? Not sure. Attention is that which is scarce. But it shouldn’t be. Just pay better attention and read that book or watch that movie. There is also plenty on YouTube that beats TV shows, and if you are old you may not consume much YouTube content at all.

Me either. Logging out of twitter has helped reduce the effect.

This reply spoke to me. I did it a few years ago and it has helped a lot.

I've silenced my phone 8 or 9 years ago and it's been like that since then. (With unmuting it very occasionally. Like a few times a year, maybe.) The notification frequency must have grown a lot since then.

I have no idea how people can deal with their phone beeping and vibrating constantly. Actually, I get annoyed pretty quickly when e.g. my partner leaves her phone in the room.

I liked Uri Bram's comment on this: "A PDF, but well worth the inconvenience".