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by Ilasky 3y ago
You should take a look at guidance [0] to help with JSON returns from LLMs. Have been using it for some side projects and it seems to work pretty reliably. [0] https://github.com/microsoft/guidance
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Show HN: Rotabulary – a daily word game I made(lasky.io)
1 points by Ilasky 4y ago|1 comments
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by Ilasky 4y ago
I just visited a Getaway [0] and read the founders’ book “How to Get Away”. It is about how to balance technology in our lives, not necessarily remove it, but how to not forget how to be human, in a sense. Interesting read. In a similar vei
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Ask HN: Private companies with no outside investment?
3 points by Ilasky 4y ago|0 comments
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by Ilasky 4y ago
I actually got mine from "Rocketman" (I watched it a bit late): "You gotta kill the person you were born to be to become the person you want to be." There's a lot wrapped in it: discomfort, uneasiness, and determina
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by Ilasky 4y ago
Founder with ADHD here! I ran into this issue a bunch at my previous job as well. The notifications were always going off and detracting me from doing the actual work. There were two things I did, and do now, that have worked for me: 1. Sim
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by Ilasky 4y ago
One way to do these things is to do them with someone else! This idea is called "social facilitation"[0] (it's also called body doubling in some communities). Essentially, when doing a task with someone else, we are more lik
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by Ilasky 4y ago
Sveltekit has been an absolute DREAM to learn and use with my app! Been tracking their 1.0 progress closely and it's been incredible. Sveltekit + TailwindCSS + FastAPI has made it super easy to whip up functionality and have a fine-tun
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by Ilasky 4y ago
I'm a founder with ADHD and have felt this struggle first-hand. It's like "why can't I focus on this? It's SO simple". As mentioned in the article, a large component of the struggle is executive functioning, bu
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by Ilasky 4y ago
This is something we're very interested in at Double [0]. There's an abundance of consumption streams where, like what you described, you can watch something 10 different ways and get that instant gratification. But not much where
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by Ilasky 4y ago
I recommend doing things with others. Having a social commitment to an activity drastically improved how well you do them! It’s called body doubling, or social facilitation. You can use a tool like Double[0] to find others to do these thing
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by Ilasky 4y ago
Social facilitation (performing tasks better with others around) is an incredible result in social psychology (with active research into it extends into VR and alongside robots! [0-2]). I learned about it through the ADHD community, which c
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Social Facilitation(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by Ilasky 4y ago|1 comments
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by Ilasky 4y ago
This could be procrastination - could be that the work is not interesting, so anything else that is even slightly more interesting takes control. I know I am guilt of this as well! But something that helps with focusing is doing tasks with
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by Ilasky 4y ago
Agreed - white noise is usually too piercing for me, but the lower levels seem to resonate well with me (apologies for the pun :) ) I'm going to check that app out - thanks for sharing!
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by Ilasky 4y ago
Thanks! And stoked to hear the idea of Double can address that problem for you. Totally agreed on the network effects point - that’s why we made the Double Communities and are focusing on growing those!
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by Ilasky 4y ago
That’s super interesting! I’ve noticed that I really enjoy the background sounds iPhone has when mixed with music. Helps me focus on house chores like those in the article. I wonder if this is the reason lofi music has taken off in a big wa
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by Ilasky 4y ago
I think doing things in little steps is the key to moving big things over time [0] - especially so with the help of others around. There's been a good amount of research showing that having others around encourages us to do things and
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by Ilasky 4y ago
The article mentions tools for coworking and pairing, which are great tools! (Actually building one too: https://doubleapp.xyz ) However, as another founder with ADHD, there’s something to be said about being able to take the sim
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by Ilasky 4y ago
Body doubling has been a game changer for me as well - really for any kind of task
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by Ilasky 4y ago
Body doubling is exactly this! ( https://doubleapp.xyz/blog/how-to-body-double ) Also called social facilitation ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_facilitation ) When someone else is around it&
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by Ilasky 4y ago
The Pomodoro technique is for sure a great way to focus on certain tasks! (mostly computer-centered tasks, in my experience) And I like the collaborative aspect of it too. We've actually been making something that encourages all sorts
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by Ilasky 4y ago
This is super cool - definitely something that hits a need of my own too. Thanks for sharing this!
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by Ilasky 4y ago
We're building Double ( https://doubleapp.xyz ) as something that fixes a need of our own. We observed that doing activities in the presence of others overcomes HUGE hurdles in motivation (called body doubling in ADHD communi
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by Ilasky 4y ago
Absolutely love things like this that encourage a little bit of discovery instead of instructions - makes it a bit more magical, I think
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by Ilasky 4y ago
One of the neat ways to stay focused is through a technique called body doubling! ( https://doubleapp.xyz/blog/how-to-body-double ) Having another person around really creates a unique encouragement to keep on your own
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by Ilasky 4y ago
Thanks for the feedback! We'll keep working to make it clearer for sure. To answer your question: yes, once you hit "let's get going" you should be brought to a soft sign-up. After that, you'll be redirected to a pa
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by Ilasky 4y ago
Thanks! And for sure - on the top of the Double page we have Double communities you’re able to join right now instead of scheduling a Double for the future.
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by Ilasky 4y ago
There are adjacent areas of research, such as "joint attention" and "joint action" that touch upon similar phenomenon. However, for body doubling research it seems that it is still in its infancy. We're really looki
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by Ilasky 4y ago
Body doubling (or doing something with others around) is an awesome technique to overcome a motivational hurdle for activities. While the term originated in ADHD circles, it is definitely applicable to those outside of the ADHD community as

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