Modern Media Is a DoS Attack on Free Will

Re:Modern Media Is a DoS Attack on Free Will by JoshMnem on Monday November 20, 2017 @05:17PM (#15743824)

I'm in the process of cutting back (deleting apps, etc.) and will get a non-smartphone to replace my current phone soon. I plan to write some custom scripts to send me text messages when someone @-mentions me on Slack -- or they can send me text messages directly in an emergency.

I was an adult before Internet use was widespread, and many things were better back then. People don't really need to be connected to everyone on the planet at all times of the day.

I already left Facebook, and it was a great decision. I avoid all of their products, including their software libraries whenever possible.

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Re:Modern Media Is a DoS Attack on Free Will by pksadiq on Monday November 20, 2017 @09:07PM (#15745006)

> I plan ....

I would recommend you to write these plans in a notebook (real notebook with pen/pencil). Write all of your plans, whenever you plan. The problem with software solutions is that once you reschedule, its history is lost.

I have such a book which has now almost run out of pages. Once a week I read them. Most of them are not yet done. But it makes me feel good, and helps me prioritize better than software solutions.

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Re:Modern Media Is a DoS Attack on Free Will by JoshMnem on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @01:33AM (#15746103)

I recently got a small paper notebook that I carry around now. I'm moving all of my digital notes to Org Mode[1], so I'll have the history there too (git).

[1] http://orgmode.org/

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Re:Modern Media Is a DoS Attack on Free Will by pksadiq on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @02:44AM (#15746354)

I myself use org-mode on my system. On my phone I use orgzly[0] which may be worth looking.

[0] https://github.com/orgzly/orgzly-android

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