“One of the most common findings of experience sampling is that what we think is ‘fun’ is actually mildly depressing... We’d be much better off seeking out hard work that we enjoy, instead.”pic.twitter.com/bpKENyYroD
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Back in the 90s Trevor wanted to figure out how he was spending his time by making something that would interrupt him at random intervals and ask what he was doing.
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Now they have this dice thing that tracks whatever you’re doing and gives you a breakdown. I’ve been thinking about getting one to help with my ADHD.
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I think that's the wrong solution -- you have to take action every time you change what you're doing. And most of the time when you change in a bad direction (like alt-tabbing to Twitter) you won't think to record it. I want true random sampling.
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This is basically the same technique used by the happiness studies that led to the development of “flow” by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. https://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-of-happiness/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi/ …pic.twitter.com/DIa2Aeo2p6
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Yes, it absolutely is real.https://help.beeminder.com/article/64-tagtime …
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Holy cow, can't believe we're just now learning about the Blackwell Interruptor! How did you not mention that when advising us re: buying http://tagtime.com , Trevor?? :) (Also we totally ended up buying it; it was too cheap not to.)
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incidentally, this is a good product idea. Interrupt, model then suggest changes to routine. Nannying for adults is a massive market.
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Funny. I wrote a time tracker that pings me randomly on a 10 to 60 minute cadence to ask what I’m currently doing. It might sound annoying, but I got used to it. Now, I can’t imagine working without it. It is an incredibly effective tool, especially when billing by time.
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@tlbtlbtlb — Regarding the below, I found that I don’t need to be told when I’m goofing off. I’m shamed into productivity whenever I track activities that are clearly not aligned with my goals.https://twitter.com/tlbtlbtlb/status/1371306818924736515 …
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