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Ask HN: When does reading become procrastination?

Posted by popedriver on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @10:13AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have a long list of books that I'd like to read (classic novels, famous nonfiction, etc.), but I often find myself wondering whether I use this booklist as a means of "productive procrastination". Should I be spending this time working on projects / learning new technical skills instead?Surely reading isn't always a bad use of time, as there are an incredible amount of successful / famous...

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Show HN: We built a device that makes our iPhones tools again

Posted by popedriver on Thursday May 04, 2023 @09:14AM
from the show-hn dept.

https://getbrick.app/

Hey HN - we're two lifelong friends who just graduated college, and we built a device to help us use our iPhones more intentionally.We realized how much smartphones negatively impact so many of our daily experiences with constant notifications and temptations to scroll. We tried out the existing solutions, but nothing was quite right (software-only solutions were too easy to bypass, and getting...

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Re:Think Screens Stole Our Attention? Medieval Monks Were Distracted Too on Wednesday March 22, 2023 @01:47PM (#35264581)

As a young adult who constantly finds themself glued to their phone for much too long, I can relate to the distraction-epidemic. Does anyone know of any good solutions out there for helping curb the "addiction" to screens a bit?

Re:Show HN: Typebeat: Keyboard-controlled music sequencer, sampler, an... on Sunday March 20, 2022 @10:53AM (#30743100)

This couldn't have come at a better time - I'm a onetime guitarist who just picked it back up after a long hiatus, and I've been getting interested in the process of recording and beat-making (with no prior experience in that regard). This project looks awesome - any recommendations for learning to make coherent beats / drum patterns for jamming and songwriting?