Yeah, the whole 'life-hack' mindset can be quite toxic. But frankly, my other procrastination habits (mostly browsing comment sites like HN) aren't much better

Yeah, the whole 'life-hack' mindset can be quite toxic. But frankly, my other procrastination habits (mostly browsing comment sites like HN) aren't much better (actually quite bad [0]), so if this one comes with a timer and a daily limit it may actually help reduce screen time. Funny enough, the very first thing I 'ankified' just before writing the post was something I picked up very recently as an alternative to browsing the phone on my commute, solving a Rubik's cube. [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/well/mind/putting-down-your-phone-may-help-you-live-longer.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/well/mind/putting-down-yo...