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I'd like a 'timeslot' feature that I could set myself eg. block my account all day except between 10pm and 11pm. This actually occurred to me previously when I
by Tycho 16y ago
I'd like a 'timeslot' feature that I could set myself eg. block my account all day except between 10pm and 11pm. This actually occurred to me previously when I activated the noprocrast feature, which was good also
- hugh3 16y agoThis is a damn good idea, better than the existing noprocrast.
- umjames 16y agoI like this idea a lot, except knowing me, I'd clear my cookies and cache and just read HN not logged in until I could login. Maybe a way to get around this is to remove the links (not the text of the links, but the link functionality itself) unless you have an account and are logged in. I guess in the end, if you don't have the self-control needed not to throw away your time reading about things (instead of doing things), you probably aren't going to benefit from being blocked from HN. You'll find something else equally unproductive to fill that hole.
- tome 16y agoThen you could just create a new account!
- ecuzzillo 16y agoAnother idea that would make this work even better might be to have any changes in your blocking settings only take effect a week after you make the changes. It's hard to have discipline about settings for right now, but it's easy to have discipline about settings next week.
- jonpaul 16y agoI know technical solutions are fun, but why not just practicing good ol' fashion self-control?
- swombat 16y agoSelf-control is hard and is a limited daily resource. I'd rather spend that effort somewhere else.
- jamaicahest 16y agoTechnical solutions entail fake work to avoid..fake work. Oh the irony.
- Tycho 16y agoWell usually good ol' fashion self-discipline comes with physical barriers between you and time-wasting opportunities. For instance going to the library every day to study - does that show self-discipline, or a chronic lack of self-control (that would allow one to study at home)? When you do your work on a computer, or worse, on the internet, infinite distractions are only a mouse-click away. Even the thought of this can be distracting.
- pg 16y agoHmm. good idea. Maybe I'll try this.