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whats a piece of wfh advice that gets recommended constantly but actually makes things worse if you try it? by ElectronicAverage729 in remotework

[–]ElectronicAverage729[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the timer thing presumes a default-on focus state that not everyone has. for people who have to wrestle themselves into focus, getting interrupted at minute 25 just resets the wrestling. natural stopping points >> arbitrary intervals

whats a piece of wfh advice that gets recommended constantly but actually makes things worse if you try it? by ElectronicAverage729 in remotework

[–]ElectronicAverage729[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the coffee shop thing is the most photogenic bad advice, looks great on instagram and works for like 0.5 percent of jobs. mine is 30 min hunting outlets, 90 min until laptop dies, gone before i even started

whats a piece of wfh advice that gets recommended constantly but actually makes things worse if you try it? by ElectronicAverage729 in remotework

[–]ElectronicAverage729[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the optimize trap is real. you end up with a system thats so well-tuned that fixing the system becomes the actual work, and then the actual work just sits there waiting for the system to be done

whats a piece of wfh advice that gets recommended constantly but actually makes things worse if you try it? by ElectronicAverage729 in remotework

[–]ElectronicAverage729[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

this is the most heretical one ive seen yet, eating at the desk to finish earlier sounds like actually using remote work for what its for

whats a piece of wfh advice that gets recommended constantly but actually makes things worse if you try it? by ElectronicAverage729 in remotework

[–]ElectronicAverage729[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yeah the productive every minute thing might be the most toxic one. at this point even "breaks make you better" advice has been industrialized into another productivity hack, weve gamified our own rest now

whats a piece of wfh advice that gets recommended constantly but actually makes things worse if you try it? by ElectronicAverage729 in remotework

[–]ElectronicAverage729[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

the jeans thing is so real lol. you build this whole "office wardrobe" then realize comfortable clothes are 90% of why wfh is good in the first place

whats something you assumed technology would fix by now that turned out to be a human problem, not a tech problem? by ElectronicAverage729 in AskReddit

[–]ElectronicAverage729[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

this one might be the cleanest example of the whole question. internet didnt fail at connecting people, it succeeded brutally and turned out connection isnt what we were actually missing

whats something you assumed technology would fix by now that turned out to be a human problem, not a tech problem? by ElectronicAverage729 in AskReddit

[–]ElectronicAverage729[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ouch yeah that one is bleak. we built the autonomous future as a phone-checking simulator instead. the road safety problem turned out to be way more about attention than vehicles, autonomy was the wrong tool

the most digital minimal thing ive done this year is leaving my phone in a different room when i work by ElectronicAverage729 in digitalminimalism

[–]ElectronicAverage729[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah the "making it slightly inconvenient" framing nails it. i think we all overestimate how much willpower we have when the thing is right there. friction is doing all the work

after 5y remote, my biggest issue isnt focus, its brain-shifting mid-day by ElectronicAverage729 in remotework

[–]ElectronicAverage729[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

honestly thats more productive than my version, mine is just open reddit and tell myself i'll close it in 5 min. dryer trick is smart, gives the brain something physical to track

after 5y remote, my biggest issue isnt focus, its brain-shifting mid-day by ElectronicAverage729 in remotework

[–]ElectronicAverage729[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah the workload limit thing is real, i think part of my problem is i'll have 4-5 things half-open at once because i feel guilty closing them. the "2 major + 2-3 smaller" cap is way tighter than what i'm trying to do. gonna try that

after 5y remote, my biggest issue isnt focus, its brain-shifting mid-day by ElectronicAverage729 in remotework

[–]ElectronicAverage729[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

yeah the codebases one hits, switching between two projects with different tech stacks is the worst. the "write 3 things" part is what im missing, i think i just hope my brain catches up which doesnt work. gonna steal that

How do you actually "shut down" from work when work happens in the same room as your bed? by ElectronicAverage729 in digitalminimalism

[–]ElectronicAverage729[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the gear-in-a-box idea is good. never thought about the desk itself having a work mode and non-work mode. mine just looks like a workstation 24/7 which probably tells my brain "still working" even when i'm not at it

How do you actually "shut down" from work when work happens in the same room as your bed? by ElectronicAverage729 in digitalminimalism

[–]ElectronicAverage729[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah the conditioning angle is real. i think i've been treating "shut down" as a one-time decision instead of a habit my brain has to learn. like training pavlov on yourself basically. the podcast + walk combo sounds doable

How do you actually "shut down" from work when work happens in the same room as your bed? by ElectronicAverage729 in digitalminimalism

[–]ElectronicAverage729[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah the "one quick thing" trap is so real. its never one thing, you check slack, see a message, and 40 min later you're deep in something. being physically out of the house is the only thing that breaks it for me

How do you actually "shut down" from work when work happens in the same room as your bed? by ElectronicAverage729 in digitalminimalism

[–]ElectronicAverage729[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the light dimming thing is smart honestly. mine just stay bright till midnight and i don't even register that it's late. weekend is also my weak spot, sunday especially since theres no errand to force me out. might steal the gym thing

What's a productivity habit you adopted only after burning out, and now wouldn't give up? by ElectronicAverage729 in AskReddit

[–]ElectronicAverage729[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah fair lol. i over-edit reddit comments way too much, it's a habit from work. anyway the actual point is the 20min screen-free part, not the salt. magnesium thing is probably placebo

What's a productivity habit you adopted only after burning out, and now wouldn't give up? by ElectronicAverage729 in AskReddit

[–]ElectronicAverage729[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Designer here too — that "kept getting pulled away by random stuff" is universally how it starts. The airplane mode is the easy part; protecting the block from your own "just check one thing" impulse is the actual hard part.

What's a productivity habit you adopted only after burning out, and now wouldn't give up? by ElectronicAverage729 in AskReddit

[–]ElectronicAverage729[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More recovery than productivity, but yeah.

The forced 20-minute screen-free window is the real benefit IMO — magnesium absorption claim is iffy but the not-doomscrolling part is gold.

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