Want More Time? Get Rid of the Easiest Way to Spend It

Re:Want More Time? Get Rid of the Easiest Way to Spend It by projectramo on Monday June 04, 2018 @02:01PM (#17230341)

This is a confusing issue because there is a mix of newsfeed and friends, and "friends" on Facebook.

Do you consider time spent on twitter to be catching up on news, and thinking about the world, or a waste of time?

How about hacker news?

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Re:Want More Time? Get Rid of the Easiest Way to Spend It by u90g4u8904 on Monday June 04, 2018 @05:25PM (#17232655)

I thought most of us recognize that HN is a waste of time. That's why theres a no-procrastinate feature.

Most of the news I read here is unimportant, or doesn't affect me. Oh look, a framework. Oh wow, a company got funding.

Occasionally there's a neat article about our industry which makes me stop and think. And then I go into the comment section to have a healthy debate about it. But who am I kidding? I don't know anyone here. And nothing I say will likely change any minds. And vice versa.

At the end of the day, HN is mindless entertainment. Some days I'm restless and I can't just do nothing. But I need a break from work. So I spend 5 minutes on HN and go back to what I'm doing. Unless it's nice outside. Then I take a walk.

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Re:Want More Time? Get Rid of the Easiest Way to Spend It by projectramo on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @10:06AM (#17237675)

I am very surprised to hear this view.

Because what is a "waste"? Is spending time reading a good book a "waste"?

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