Re:Show HN: A Firefox extension to add latency to distractin...
by Anaminus on Saturday February 15, 2020 @02:47AM
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This sort of thing has never worked for me. It's like the snooze button on an alarm clock; instead of hitting this relatively large button, even my half-asleep brain will precisely locate the off switch every single time.
I've found greater success in just observing my impulses. While I'm working, I might get a desire to type the "hn" keyword into my URL bar (guess where it goes). But because I've noticed this before it happened, I can choose to not do it. If I find myself "idling" on such distractions without realizing, then that means it's time to do something else. Get back to work. Take a break and relax. Get off the screen entirely. Anything else, just don't idle. This seems to get easier with practice.
I've found greater success in just observing my impulses. While I'm working, I might get a desire to type the "hn" keyword into my URL bar (guess where it goes). But because I've noticed this before it happened, I can choose to not do it. If I find myself "idling" on such distractions without realizing, then that means it's time to do something else. Get back to work. Take a break and relax. Get off the screen entirely. Anything else, just don't idle. This seems to get easier with practice.