Imagine an alien observer trying to understand why we do the completely "unhinged" things we do, like why we hoard our own trauma, or enslave ourselves to alarm clocks.Every day, I take one human behavior and try to defend it through empirical data, logical constructs, and philosophical or religious perspectives anchored in our collective lore.Any suggestions for what the next question should be?
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I built WaldenWeek as an anti-app designed to be used ~1m/week that actively challenges you to not use other apps.I gamified Thoreau’s "simpler living" philosophy and adjusted to the digital age. The goal is to subtract a modern commodity every week to find out what we can/cannot live without.If you complete the week, you upgrade your 'human' attributes (Focus, Clarity, Strength,...). If you...
I built WaldenWeek to gamify the “simpler living" Thoreau preached in Walden without it feeling like a self-help app.The goal is to subtract a modern commodity every week to find out what we can/cannot live without. The intention is not to make life difficult, but to make it deliberate, to help us distinguish what we need vs. what we have.Inspired by the game FTL: Faster Than Light, I wanted...
Hey HN,I built a static site, no login, no database, no apps, with weekly challenges designed to break dopamine loops, disrupt routines, and help you appreciate what you already have.Every week, a new challenge drops: no moving frames, candlelight evenings, corded phones, sleeping on the floor, and more.Here is the contract I generated for myself this week (Vol 50):I am locking in for...
If I had to update my resume with my last two years of experience, I would mainly talk about deprecations. Although not an easy thing to do and effective for cost reductions, I'm still worried that the skills I'm building might not be appreciated enough if I ever decide to change companies.Is it just me at this company or deprecations are quite common these days?
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