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Internet: a user manual

Escaping Flatland • 1749 implied HN points • 02 May 23
🕹 Technology Internet Social media Productivity Information Consumption Habits
  1. The internet is like an alien entity that we are still learning to navigate, and it requires practice to use it well.
  2. Approach internet use as a practice, with structure and clear goals to focus your efforts and make better decisions.
  3. Block or prune distracting or negative online habits to make space for things that truly bring value and joy.

Wiggly Consistency

Seven Senses • 879 implied HN points • 25 Jan 24
🎭️ Culture Creativity Habits Art Routine Personal Growth
  1. Building consistency in your daily habits can lead to positive changes in your life. Small, regular actions can help you feel more secure and grounded.
  2. Starting small with new habits is often better than going all in right away. Even two minutes of a new practice can help you develop a routine without feeling overwhelmed.
  3. Flexibility in your routines is important. Consistency shouldn't feel like a strict schedule; it should allow for moments when you can stray away without feeling like you've failed.

Change what you do, to change where you go.

Elevate • 517 implied HN points • 16 Dec 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Habits Growth mindset Self-Improvement Mindfulness Productivity
  1. Our lives are influenced by patterns and routines, some chosen consciously and others unknowingly. Changing habits can propel us forward or hold us back.
  2. To change where we go, we must change what we do. Setting clear goals, creating action plans, and building support networks are essential for effective change.
  3. Embrace failures as learning opportunities, cultivate a growth mindset, and regularly review and adjust your actions to transform obstacles into stepping stones for growth.
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Why we like coffee more than Duolingo - P.1

Gentle Nudge • 99 implied HN points • 17 May 24
🕹 Technology Product Management User Behavior Habits Digital Products Motivation
  1. Behavior depends on three factors: motivation, ability, and prompts.
  2. Product loops play a crucial role in user engagement and retention, involving triggers, actions, variable rewards, and investments.
  3. Consider additional variables like schedule, existing routines, sequences, and organic frequency when designing product loops for sustainable user engagement.

From Intentions to Actions: Achieving Goals with Implementation Intentions

UX Psychology • 297 implied HN points • 05 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Psychology Goal setting Research Habits Self-Improvement
  1. Form implementation intentions to bridge the gap between intentions and actions by creating specific if-then plans linking cues to goal-directed behaviors.
  2. Research shows that forming if-then plans can significantly increase the likelihood of achieving goals in various areas such as health, consumer choices, and personal goals.
  3. To apply implementation intentions, choose specific goals, identify situational cues, specify goal-directed responses, form if-then plan statements, and commit to following through.

TBM 205: "Process" vs. Systems & Habits

The Beautiful Mess • 1613 implied HN points • 12 Mar 23
💼 Business Management Processes Systems Habits Leadership
  1. Team A focuses on rushed, performative annual processes, while Team B prioritizes continuous improvement and thoughtful feedback.
  2. Team A's lack of customer-centricity and reactive approach leads to institutionalized mediocrity, while Team B's positive habits and systems drive effectiveness.
  3. Breaking the loop of reactive processes and establishing human-centric systems and valuable habits is crucial for better ways of working in organizations.

#52: Habits, Projects, Practices 🔧

Game of One • 196 implied HN points • 20 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Habits Projects Practices
  1. Finding balance between chaos and structure is important, especially in a shared living environment.
  2. Exploring vs. exploiting is a crucial consideration in decision-making, depending on the complexity of the problem and time horizon.
  3. Distinguishing between habits, projects, and practices can help in managing workload effectively and achieving long-term goals.

Self Discipline for Screwups

A blog. • 55 implied HN points • 01 Jan 25
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-Discipline Motivation Mindfulness Habits Mental health
  1. Self-discipline isn't about forcing yourself all the time. It's more like managing a team, where you need to work with your urges to create a balanced approach.
  2. Making tasks easier or harder to do can help you develop good habits. For example, keeping tempting distractions out of reach while making healthy choices more accessible can change your behavior.
  3. Motivation can be boosted by tracking your progress. Simple methods like using checkmarks can make you feel good about your achievements and encourage consistency.

Build rituals, not habits

Insight Axis • 217 implied HN points • 23 Jul 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Rituals Habits Intention Consciousness Mindfulness
  1. Building rituals is more impactful than building habits. Rituals carry conscious intention and awareness, making them more potent than habits.
  2. Ritualizing technical work, like coding or mathematics, can improve focus and clarity. Slowing down and being intentional in these tasks can lead to better outcomes.
  3. Debunk the belief that intentional actions are effortful. Being fully present in your activities, from the mundane to the complex, can bring aliveness without strain.

Habits I recommend

Disaffected Newsletter • 719 implied HN points • 11 Oct 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Habits Mindfulness Organization Productivity Lifestyle
  1. Start by organizing your tasks before diving in. This makes it easier to work without feeling overwhelmed.
  2. Always be prepared by keeping necessary items handy. Having your keys ready can save you from fumbling in the dark.
  3. Assign a specific spot for your belongings and stick to it. This helps reduce stress and creates a calmer environment.

Transcript: Wellness Expert Michael Easter Answers My Questions About Health

Are You Okay? • 159 implied HN points • 28 Aug 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Wellness Habits Fitness Nutrition Behavior Change
  1. In a comfortable world, avoiding discomfort for health can lead to unhealthy habits like overeating and lack of movement.
  2. Technology has enabled us to fulfill our cravings easily, leading to challenges in recognizing when we have 'enough'.
  3. Understanding the 'why' behind bad habits is essential for changing them; replacing bad habits with good ones without addressing the root cause is like hitting the gas with your foot still on the brake.

My biggest personality changes over the years | #36

The Pole • 119 implied HN points • 14 Nov 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Personal Growth Self-awareness Lifestyle changes Mindset Habits
  1. Personal growth involves changing one's mindset about various aspects of life, like voting, making one's bed, and beliefs in astrology, marketing, and traditions.
  2. Embracing rituals and respecting the values of others can lead to being less arrogant, more open-minded, and achieving internal harmony.
  3. Being humble, earnest, and accepting the value in experiences, even if they may seem trivial at first, can lead to a more fulfilling and harmonious life.

Space to do whatever, Part II

Tech and Tea • 230 implied HN points • 15 Apr 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Self-care Creativity Parenting Habits Well-being
  1. Creating space for creativity involves addressing foundational needs like rest, joy, and time for creation.
  2. Setting explicit schedules and boundaries can help carve out space for creativity, even within busy lifestyles.
  3. Understanding personal preferences for time of day for creativity, habits, and motivation is key to fostering a creative environment.

I just bought a pillbox

Inside Game • 39 implied HN points • 08 Jun 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Wellness Habits Self-care Health
  1. The author talks about how they've always been old at heart and prefer quieter, simpler activities over partying.
  2. The purchase of a pillbox was driven by the author's desire to systemize and streamline their daily habits.
  3. By investing time and effort into setting up efficient systems, the author finds that achieving goals becomes easier and more sustainable in the long run.

Paying the bills vs feeding your intellect

10x your mind • 39 implied HN points • 19 Jan 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Productivity Creativity Balance Habits
  1. Productivity pays the bills and is necessary during hand-to-mouth situations.
  2. Creativity feeds the intellect and brings excitement through unpredictability and surprises.
  3. Finding a balance between productivity and creativity is key to growth and success, embracing chaos and adopting frameworks can lead to habitual creativity paying the bills.

To-be-read piles

The Leftovers • 39 implied HN points • 30 Nov 22
📚 Literature Books Reading Habits
  1. To-be-read piles can reveal more about a person's reading habits than the books they've actually read.
  2. Having a pile of unread books may indicate a preference for reading non-fiction over fiction.
  3. The length of time a book sits in the to-be-read pile can be surprisingly long, up to twelve years in some cases.

Today and tomorrow

Inside Game • 19 implied HN points • 02 May 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Fitness Nutrition Well-being Self-Improvement Habits
  1. Striking a balance between short-term and long-term goals can be tough, so using systems can help minimize anxiety and focus on building routines.
  2. Implementing systems for fitness and nutrition, like committing to daily workouts and tracking calories, can lead to steady progress over the long-term.
  3. Taking small daily steps towards goals, allowing for breaks when needed, and finding a rewarding rhythm is key to balance present desires with future goals.

Fragments, Chapter 6, pp.111-15 - Reading Club posting 21

Journal of Gurdjieff Studies • 19 implied HN points • 10 Feb 23
📖 Philosophy Self-Observation Habits Emotions
  1. Self-observation involves studying habits by struggling against them, leading to changes and understanding of one's automatic actions.
  2. Struggling against expressing unpleasant emotions aids in self-observation, allowing for self-change.
  3. Gurdjieff's theories highlight the importance of the moving center, the difference between moving and instinctive functions, and the interrelation of different centers in controlling actions.

A practical guide to getting fit

Turnaround • 158 implied HN points • 05 Aug 19
🏥 Health & Wellness Fitness Nutrition Sleep Habits
  1. Start by integrating fitness slowly into your lifestyle instead of setting short-term goals. Focus on developing systems and habits over time.
  2. Running can be a core part of a fitness journey, but it's essential to listen to your body, build endurance gradually, and focus on proper hydration.
  3. Nutrition is crucial in fitness; it's more important than working out. Learn about the food you eat, include more protein, and avoid falling for influencer-endorsed products without research.