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weird, my iPaid Air 3 which should have the same specs has been really for at least a year. Plenty of free storage, not so many apps, all visual enhancements turned off.

There's a great book about this, the author writes a bit at https://www.lichtenbergianism.com/ but a paper copy is much more useful imo.

What are the implications of that choice? Safety?

M1 Pro for sure

long time follower of pook. this is trolling.

It actually works out better than 30%, quote is just an accounting game. You pay taxes on 70%, the top 30% is a tax free allowance. With a top marginal rate of ~50% it’s a massive savings.

Politically I think they originally justified it as covering expenses for people living in a new country (without having to declare e.g. trips home), but practically it’s a tool to help employers attract internationals and make it cheaper to offer internationally competitive salaries for professionals.

This is an excellent “I didn’t know you could do that… but why couldn’t you?” idea. Surely some people are under work contracts that wouldn’t allow it, but otherwise it’s a super interesting tactic.

I can always switch back to the old phone, if I can figure out how to ensure I can always answer calls and read notifications. I’d miss the upgraded camera but maybe it’s worth it.

Interesting option thanks for mentioning it.

Thanks, I’ve just moved furniture around to make space a reading corner. I really like 15-60 minutes of reading and reflection in the evening, and it seems like a good idea to move it out of the bed.

Wrestling toddlers and family story time are both essential activities!

Even just switching from phone at night to tablet or e-reader was a massive improvement. Something about the phone makes it much more compelling and harder to put down. Never had a bedroom tv and definitely won’t. I’d prefer that my wife also kept her phone out, but she’s an adult and I’m not going to ban it.

Vouched to bring this comment back to life. Probably flagged because it’s an “actually your problem is very simple” response, but there’s truth to it.

My pocket device needs these features: (a touch short of absolute requirements, but who’s counting)

a nice camera; cellular connection for data, sms, and voice calls; receive notifications from various apps (email, school, daycare, whatsapp), actually open the apps that don’t put all the relevant information in the notification; and play spotify and libro.fm with a speaker and bluetooth headphones.

While reducing excess usage in ways that are not too complex to configure, and also not too easy to disable.

Maybe I could get close with a wifi camera + a cellular watch?

That’s a great idea. I tried a lot of similar techniques years ago without much success, but I should try again since I’ve been diagnosed and treated for ADHD since then.

My recent anecdote. Last month my phone broke: the touch screen would stop responding, but I could still connect a Bluetooth keyboard and headphones. After maybe 5 hard resets in a row, the screen would work again for a few minutes or hours.

After a few days, my head was clearer. I was sleeping better. My relationship felt better than ever, because we wouldn’t both lay next to each other on our phones before sleeping. My time with my kids was more focused, and I was more patient and fun.

In week 2, I commented to my wife that I don’t know what changed, but I felt better than ever. At the time I attributed it to a new therapy lamp.

After a few weeks, I finally acknowledged that due to my responsibilities I do need a working phone 100% of the time and I replaced it with a newer, modestly fancier one. In the month since, nothing else has changed: same therapy light (and now longer daylight hours); no dietary or outside well-being changes or adverse events. But that positivity isn’t there anymore. I don’t think I fully acknowledged that until this moment. And I’m still not sure what do do about it.

More likely that the choice is about avoiding the physical effects of the alternative.

Totally agree! We used this book for our 3.5yo son and then even faster with his 2.5yo brother. It somehow gets a layer deeper in terms of understanding, empathizing, and managing behavior.

thanks for this.

What device gave you watchable TV screens and still let you see your environment?

I’m no expert, but 40 hours of maintenance probably isn’t one tech working 9-5 for a week.

that sounds like hyperfocus, which is absolutely part of ADHD.

no, that’s referring to the amount of ram needed by the (presumably nvidia) gpu

Don’t take this too seriously, but this sounds like my prior experience with undiagnosed adhd.

they may be referring to the Bodybuilding.com Bodyspace app which has many fitness routines.

While there may have been some top-line VAT or sales tax, companies deduct wages and pay taxes on the net profit.

When I left an office and starting working freelance from home, I tried every productivity trick in the book with little success.

In the end, it turned out that I had undiagnosed ADHD that had been accommodated by an almost perfect office environment. At home, the glaring lack of focus became a huge issue.

I don’t know if you may have the same, but to my understanding this is how many people have first discovered symptoms.

I have been using this on my RPi4B and it’s been pretty inconsistent. I haven’t had a chance to troubleshoot it yet though.

I’m an a American living in Europe, and I don’t think it’s very different here.

I’d like to use this, but I’m not approving that massive list of permissions.

It’s loading for me but I can’t tweet.