Idea Week. Post ideas you don't plan on implementing.

Re:Idea Week. Post ideas you don't plan on implementing. by leila_c on Tuesday October 09, 2007 @06:41AM (#65210)

I'd love to see someone create a virtual lock-box for emails you're tempted to spend too much time re-reading and analyzing (like those from past/future romantic interests). You'd forward the email to another address, which would somehow remove it from your inbox and return it to you after a standard amount of time (two weeks to a month, say).

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Re:Idea Week. Post ideas you don't plan on implementing. by iamwil on Wednesday October 10, 2007 @09:19AM (#65773)

I would have never guessed that this is a problem. I have a problem with reading hacker.news and other websites too much, and have resorted to editing my etc/hosts file to route those URLs to localhost

you'd want a hosts file for emails? interesting.

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Re:Idea Week. Post ideas you don't plan on implementing. by brlewis on Wednesday October 10, 2007 @11:30AM (#65832)

The solution isn't to block the distractions. You need to talk yourself up on whatever it is you should be spending time on. If you can't persuade yourself that the other activity is more worthwhile, then maybe it isn't.

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Re:Idea Week. Post ideas you don't plan on implementing. by leila_c on Wednesday October 10, 2007 @08:32PM (#66090)

i think the idea is more funny than self-helpy. i know scores of women who'd subscribe, if only to banish ex-boyfriends from their inboxes (temporarily).

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Re:Idea Week. Post ideas you don't plan on implementing. by leila_c on Monday October 22, 2007 @05:22PM (#71277)

a tabloid Somebody likes my idea, but for URLs: http://valleywag.com/tech/julia-allison/new-york-nobody-call...

this idea might make women look bad, but i have no problem with that if it also makes some of us rich.

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