Re:I Add 3-25 Seconds of Latency to Every Site I Visit
by vibrafox on Thursday February 13, 2020 @02:38PM
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A good quote I don't have a source on: you do not rise to the level of your ambitions, you fall to the level of your systems. Willpower is finite, but you can maximize it with systems like this.
Re:I Add 3-25 Seconds of Latency to Every Site I Visit
by Romanulus on Thursday February 13, 2020 @02:44PM
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Makes me think of the quote (paraphrased):
"Your reach should always exceed your grasp."
To me it feels like you are tamping down your maximum reach.
Re:I Add 3-25 Seconds of Latency to Every Site I Visit
by vibrafox on Thursday February 13, 2020 @06:00PM
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I tried that for a long time and didn't get anywhere. Building a safety net of systems/habits raises the floor for the inevitable slips back down.
Re:I Add 3-25 Seconds of Latency to Every Site I Visit
by osn9363739 on Thursday February 13, 2020 @06:17PM
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I think there are a few parts to this.
Firstly, if you are addicted it's too late, your willpower is shot. Blocking a site to retrain yourself is a good idea.
Humans are creatures of habit. If putting up a temporary fence forces you to build the habit of swimming between the flags - when you take away the fence your monkey brain is hopefully stuck with the good habits.
It's also a single person, vs a billion dollar industry that is spending a shit tonne of money trying to get them addicted.
I had to go back and make sure what was being said was actually the case which now makes me question what one does with all that latency time... just sit and breath and try not to totally freak out? I don't want to come off as too crass on this, but this type of self-regulation is just totally missing the mark (unless I'm missing something here).