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Homeschool to college interview with four students
1 points by nireyal 2y ago|8 comments
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The Product Led Growth Trap(medium.com)
1 points by nireyal 3y ago|0 comments
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by nireyal 4y ago
I'm not sure I get what Paul's trying to say here. Why is doing what you want a requirement for action? There's a known neurological difference between the brain's "wanting" and "liking" systems. Is h
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by nireyal 4y ago
Addiction should never be the goal. Addiction is "a compulsive dependency" and is not an ethical design goal. At the end of the day, you need to offer real value, or people will burn out and won't stick around for long. This
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What You (Want to)* Want(paulgraham.com)
4 points by nireyal 4y ago|4 comments
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by nireyal 4y ago
Also, it’s a great place to do business, education is top notch, virtually no crime, very ethnically diverse, amazing food, and a few hours flight to anywhere from Bali to Bombay.
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by nireyal 4y ago
There’s much to love about Singapore if you understand, or are willing to learn, Asian culture. It’s more collectivist than individualistic and while that certainly comes with trade offs, it has many benefits. I’ve lived here for almost 3 y
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New Study: Hating Facebook Is Bad for Us(technosapiens.substack.com)
1 points by nireyal 4y ago|3 comments
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The Reason Why You Sabotage Your Own Goals(nirandfar.com)
13 points by nireyal 5y ago|3 comments
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Can We Please Stop Calling Everyone “Addicted”?(nirandfar.com)
2 points by nireyal 5y ago|2 comments
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What Is Motivation? You’ve Probably Been Thinking About It All Wrong(nirandfar.com)
3 points by nireyal 5y ago|0 comments
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Don’t Ask Permission(youtube.com)
2 points by nireyal 5y ago|0 comments
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by nireyal 5y ago
Thanks for reading and sharing what you learned in Indistractable. Glad it was helpful!
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by nireyal 5y ago
For how long are we going to moan and groan about companies doing this "to us"? Come on people, we're not helpless. We're far more powerful than the tech companies. I know all their tricks and literally wrote the book on
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“Just Say No” Is Bad Productivity Advice(nirandfar.com)
2 points by nireyal 5y ago|0 comments
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Technology “Addiction”(jasonfeifer.com)
44 points by nireyal 5y ago|110 comments
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by nireyal 5y ago
That's exactly right! I think just as interesting is how good people make such bad decisions within a company. That's why I wrote in the article that using dark patterns is a symptom of a screwed up company culture.
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by nireyal 5y ago
Nir here, author of the blog post. Question - Did anyone else notice that the NYT did not accurately describe what the "roach motel" dark pattern is in their original piece? They wrote, "To prevent your information from bei
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by nireyal 5y ago
Yes! Good for you, bad for Ooma and other companies who use this dark pattern.
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by nireyal 5y ago
I agree. But also before hitting publish they should have done a quick check of their own UX. This would have shown a good faith effort as opposed to a hypocritical take-down. It would have also illustrated a richer perspective on why these
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by nireyal 5y ago
Excellent! This is exactly what I describe in the post. This is why dark patterns are bad for the business.
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The New York Times uses the dark patterns it derides(nirandfar.com)
200 points by nireyal 5y ago|81 comments
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“Tech Addiction” Is the New Reefer Madness(nirandfar.com)
1 points by nireyal 6y ago|0 comments
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My Review of the Social Dilemma: No, Social Media Is Not “Hijacking” Your Brain(nirandfar.com)
3 points by nireyal 6y ago|0 comments
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Maybe Social Media Isn’t Making Teens Depressed and Here’s What Likely Is(nireyal.medium.com)
1 points by nireyal 6y ago|0 comments
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by nireyal 6y ago
Yup I've heard it a thousand times from people who haven't actually read my books. Hooked is for building habit-forming products to help designers build healthy habits in peoples' lives. There's a section on "the m
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How to Be Indistractable(psyche.co)
142 points by nireyal 6y ago|58 comments
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We Should All Be Wearing (and Making) Face Masks(nirandfar.com)
5 points by nireyal 7y ago|0 comments
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by nireyal 7y ago
Technically it is a "ventilation-assisted mask" but according to the sketches, it does plug directly into the hospital's oxygen system. Scroll down to the bottom to see sketches.
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by nireyal 7y ago
Look at the sketches at the bottom of the page. It appears that with the snorkel and 3D part you can connect directly to in-wall oxygen.

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