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Re:Why do you waste so much time on the internet? on Friday May 06, 2022 @08:04PM (#31290867)
I think that there are remedies to overcome your situation.

First of all try to remove the source of distraction and force yourself to take only one thing at a time. Open a webpage and read it entirely, read a book from start to finish (not necessary in a single day), try to work on your tasks without background music or podcast. Eliminating the distraction usually improve productivity.

Second try meditation. You can think that is a "radical chic" rubbish, but it really works. Start reading "Zen and Japanese Culture" and "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" and try to practice meditation, maybe with the help of an expert. You will see an improvement on focus and clear thinking.

Third, take time off your pc. If you understand that most of what you doing in front of the PC is not valuable, just close it and go out, or read a book, practice sport, cook, etc. Learn to recognise when you're waisting time and do something else. Try to make time at the pc more valuable. Use it for coding and research, not much more.

Improvements take time and consistency. We're used to get everything fast, but your cannot buy self-improvement in a course or a book. So start with basic steps and stop complaining.

Thanks! Checked every single link. And let me say that I was thinking using something like price-unlock in the future. I hope to see some updates on the project
Re:The Y Combinator Experience – Remote Edition on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @06:46AM (#26475069)
So magicbell is a dropdown displayed with an API? $99 /month for 2000 users? I don't understand what problem is trying to solve your startup. To me it seems that you're trying to sell a library more than a service.
I feel jealousy in your words. Tesla is a cool electric car. That's it. Everyone else is still producing using fossil fuel cars but the trend is going in different directions (for a very good reason). So I genuinely can’t understand what is the problem with Tesla. I just hope other car companies stop selling their ass to the fuel moguls. P.S. I'm not a Tesla owner or a Elon toady
Re:Thinking too much can be bad for you (2012) on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @07:15PM (#26084327)
Yes, is better not thinking that much and fill all your free time with podcast, audiobooks and email subscription. So someone else will do the work for you

Ask HN: Graph to visualize all big websites on internet?

I remember there was an online graph some years ago, (not sure if was a node graph or a simple bubble diagram) that the user could zoom in and out and show the most used websites with the number of users. Or maybe was a ranking from Alexa, but I remember there was a possibility to filter the view by country. Someone remember the url by any change? Maybe is on archive.org

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Re:Show HN: Tiblar a microblogging site built in Nigeria on Saturday November 02, 2019 @05:53PM (#21430372)
"built in Nigeria" is a pro or a cons?
Re:BrachioGraph – a cheap, simple pen plotter on Thursday October 17, 2019 @02:17PM (#21284899)
Wow, that's reminds me of Her (Spike Jonze)
Re:Dyson has scrapped its electric car project on Thursday October 10, 2019 @12:39PM (#21216558)
You know what are the main elements of an electric car? Battery and electric motor. Dyson uses them in every product. So it's in the business more that you think. And another great skill of dyson is the design. And the CEO is one of the most famous in the world. So battery, motor and design makes a good electric car. At least in theory...
AWS and Atlassian
Re:Ask HN: What are the most common reasons you fire an employee? on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @06:15AM (#21069322)
When he fails the performance review with a bad vote. Probably he doesn't work at an high level or he has some relationship problem that makes difficult for him to work in a good team.

Ask HN: What would Steve Jobs do today?

The pc era is over, and the smartphone one is about to end. Apple is already there. New techs are AI, robotics, VR, data science, earphones... What is the most probable field of interest for a new startup for a young Steve Jobs today?

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Re:Men, commit to mentor women on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @03:55AM (#19968317)
What a stupid article