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21 sats \ 7 replies \ @cascdr 19 Aug \ on: Yesterday was a day of Digital Detox meta

Some tips:

Read Deep Work by Cal Newport and do as much of that as you can
In particular I like his strategies for only looking at a phone at a given interval (say every 15-30 mins). It takes away your excuse "I need this for work" and rewires your brain so that notification dopamine hits don't run your life, you do.
Change your phone screen to black and white
Don't look at your phone for as long as possible in the morning. Get out your bed go for a walk. Whatever it takes.

You got this anon.

21 sats \ 6 replies \ @Signal312 OP 19 Aug

Thanks. Do you remember off the top of your head, what in particular the strategies were, for only looking at your phone every 15 to 30 minutes? And for me it's laptop as well - I constantly "check" sites that I should only look at once a day.

I'd love some tools to help with this. I've thought about a type of tool that would kick in after, say, 15 minutes of using some app or website that you don't want to spend much time on. It would then force you to do something annoying (like type in a long password, etc).

I even have a name for this tool - PIM (Please Inconvenience Me).

55 sats \ 5 replies \ @cascdr 19 Aug

I'd just read the whole book. It's very well done. We have a copy here at Pleblab if you're ever around.

I named one of them but it's a comprehensive lifestyle Newport lays out.

21 sats \ 4 replies \ @Signal312 OP 19 Aug

So it's Deep Work, and not his other book Digital Minimalism?

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @cascdr 19 Aug

@CHADBot /eli5 do a TLDR of Deep Work by Cal Newport emphasizing the strategies he recommends for reclaiming focus and resisting distractions

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"Deep Work" by Cal Newport suggests strategies to optimize productivity and focus. It advises allocating specific "deep work" periods for uninterrupted, focused tasks. Suggested methods include segregating work into "deep" and "shallow" tasks, avoiding multi-tasking, and setting strict schedules. He suggests limiting phone usage, only checking it at specific intervals instead of in response to every notification. He emphasizes cultivating a digital minimalism approach - reducing online presence, digital distractions and constant connectivity. One unique tip includes changing your phone screen to grayscale to make it less appealing.

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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @cascdr 19 Aug

I didn't even know about the latter but I assume it's probably also pretty good and possibly more up to date (DW is circa 2010 if I recall). Newport pisses excellence so I'd assume they're both worth reading.

I personally need a refresher lol