Reply To: Escaping the internet

[shutterbug55]

@Larynxa, Ummmmm wasn’t that an either/or?

 

@franklin,

Unfortunately I have to use the internet quite often for research and to start the process of searching citations. Of course this leads me to finding far more squirrels than anything else.

I have this box I made with a few LED’s on it from a few spare chips and a digital kitchen timer (which my wife was still wanting to use. That is another story). The LED’s blink at random intervals so I can’t get used to them sitting there blinking at me. I put a sticky note on the box with a message to my future self describing the task I need to complete. Set the timer for 15min. When the timer goes off, the annoying lights blink and demand my attention. I see the note and get back on task after resetting the timer. Rinse and Repeat until the task is complete.

The system isn’t perfect, but it works with my brain.

The first models were so annoying, they broke into a zillion pieces, when swatted off my desk. I still have to repair the marks on office wall.

I think I can come up with a software version in JAVA or something. I am sure it would be easier on the walls, but I do like the smell of solder in the mornings!

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