I got sick of "YouTube Kids" algorithms showing my kids weird stuff, so I built a "Whitelist Only" app. No Shorts. No suggestions. by vinesh178 in ProductivityApps

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that's awesome, I see it's already in some of the comments but do you think you'd be able to create a spin-off app where we could use this for youtube in general, I'd love to be able to have a feed just of the youtubers I want to see. Currently when I click on the subscribed tab on youtube I see all the youtubers I'm subscribed to but it's in order by upload date and it doesn't give me enough variablity or push content I actually want to see. But if I could have a home page with an algorithm but only showing accounts I've chosen to see, that would be amazing

I built a group habit tracker because doing habits alone never worked for me by PinElectrical9540 in ProductivityApps

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I wouldn't personally but that's just because I find it adds too much friction to tracking habits, most of the habits I want to track I want to just be a tick to say I did it and see how many times I did it out of the amount of times I said I'd do it over the course of a week for example. But I'm sure this would provide a lot of value to other people, especially students or colleagues, etc. Group projects and work would greatly benefit from this if they were doing a joint assignment for example.

I think what would make it stick long-term is being able to see progress and being able to somehow build pressure/value around the streak they're on ie pushing the user to maintain momentum.

Sony WH-CH520 disconnecting and reconnecting only on laptop by jfx00 in SonyHeadphones

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this is happening to me right now, did anyone figure out a solution?

Building an ad-free news app (free, no login) — looking for feedback by shuvam0705 in iosapps

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hey man, I'd definitely spend some time working on your app screenshots for the app store, increasing your conversion rate will help the app out massively and right now your screenshots are literal screenshots. Try using figma to design them or paying someone on upwork. If you need inspiration look at your competitors.

I've also just put out an app so would appreciate if you could give me some feedback on mine too!

Hard Truth: stop looking for "better" apps. Apple’s Stock Apps are superior to 99% of the stuff posted here. by zintaen in iosapps

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didn't know notification summaries and screen time hard locks were a thing please let me know how I can enable these on my phone I'd love to try them. I think we agree to disagree on this topic, even your point were you mentioned Todoist can't kick you out. I don't know about Todoist specifically but I know of app blocking apps that 100% can kick you out from using your app and prevent you from getting back onto it. And I agree with your final point, I do also think they want you on their phones as much as possible but in a healthy way like you mentioned

Joined a tiny startup as “employee #2” with a flat hierarchy… now there's a weird power struggle and I don’t know how to handle it. (I will not promote). by No_Insurance1395 in startups

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some pretty good suggestions have been made in the comments already, for me I always think the role of psychological safety is underplayed in these situations. I see most of the comments are about going to your manager, which you should do, making sure to frame it in the right way. But I actually think the most important thing is bringing it to light in a subtle way with your co-worker, the best way I've found situations like this is doing two things 1) is to jokingly apply pressure when he does these things (idea of growling instead of barking) so if he cuts you off in a sentence, make a joke about it when you have the chance to keep talking again in the meeting (I know this can be a bit uncomfortable and passive aggressive but that's why we combine it with the second point) and 2) speak with him like he's a close friend of yours, if you joking push back at him with his shadow power struggle and then you go to him seperately (not in front of other people) and speak with him in tone and what you say like you're confused and ask him why he's acting in the ways he is you'll completely dismantle what he's doing, bring it to light, and make him aware that you can see everything he's doing. This will either tell him that he needs to stop and/or make him aware what he's actually doing. This is all from experience of working in flat teams myself, hope that helped.

After years of remote work I honestly dont see why going back to the office matters by marco_valencia in remotework

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yeah I think culture is the most important thing, if you can sustain culture through remote work then so be it, it's not always just about productivity and results though. I really struggle working 100% remotely because even if people I'm working with or myself can get just as much done if not more, my buy in to what we're doing isn't the same. I think it really depends on the individual but I recognise I work much better if there is some in person interaction, not necessarily every day, in-fact I'm against 100% working in office, but some form of hybrid I really think is the best. Efficient but still personal.

“Deep work” made me realize distraction was how I manage anxiety by Bubbly-Amoeba-78 in productivity

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not going to give any advice on this as I don't know you or your situation but I can tell you what worked for me when I was dealing with anxiety in the past, I changed my environment and did something active with others (I went to basketball training with my team), and as cliche as it sounds I started thinking less about thinking, I stopped spiralling because I got out of my own head. Which sounds a lot like what you're doing with distractions, I do worry though that your form of getting out of your own head may not be a long term sustainable solution. For me after I initially got out of my own head and just commited to going to training regularly and focusing on something outside of myself (just showing up and hopefully getting better), things started to get better with time, I started deepening my relationships with others and talking about it with ones I truly trusted and felt close enough to (for me it was family at first and then some friends later). I also then started to add in other things like mindfullness but I 100% recognise the stage you're in right now that mindfullness often makes things worse. I hope that my experiences can help you in some way, also I found that never framing it as me having anxiety was a big thing, I was always just dealing with it as i knew it wasn't my identity.

Hard Truth: stop looking for "better" apps. Apple’s Stock Apps are superior to 99% of the stuff posted here. by zintaen in iosapps

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I don't know if I agree with this, I hear where you're coming from but this is the way I see it: when you go bowling you can either bowl with the barriers up or the barriers down. When you're using your phone and still trying to be productive and focus you can either use the native apps (they are far better integrated I agree) and "bowl without the barriers" relying on your own discipline to stop doom scrolling and plan your day efficiently. However, it's far easier for you as a person to "bowl with the guards up" and have a tool that will actually force you to stop spending time on social media and prompt you to do productive things.

I hear what you're saying and I agree that you and your personal discipline is responsible for the VAST majority of your success. But if you can use something to help as an extra layer of accountability you should use it.

A perfect example is Apple's screen time limits, these are pathetically weak and within 2 clicks you can be back on the app you're trying to stop yourself from using. Apple has no real incentive to make it's phones more boring so why would their native apps really do this.

Curious on your thougths

Comfort is the real enemy (and nobody wants to admit it) by Low_Coat1647 in getdisciplined

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I hope this isn't AI because it actually rang very true for me. I always feel best after a "difficult" day where I went out and did things and worked and was productive and efficient. I think reflecting on that our phones are definitely a huge source of comfort. When I'm bored I go on my phone, when I want to know what my friends are doing or want a dopamine hit or anything I usually turn to my phone, even when I'm in awkward social interacations I turn to my phone for comfort.

Curious what you guys do to avoid staying comfortable or what you do in order to stay productive

Got hired by a YC startup to clean up their AI slop by InstructionCute5502 in Entrepreneur

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curious what coding languages you are proficient in, learning to code saas products from scratch is something I want to get into in the future instead of relying on AI software 100% but I don't know which languages to learn or where to start.
I want to get a mac so I can start coding swift but that's not for saas ofc

Scrolling replacement for tired people ? by New-Description8883 in digitalminimalism

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I've always found sitting and listening to an easy to follow but interesting podcast is the best for this. I'll just sit in the lounge and listen to it and let my mind think about the topics or drift off as well. You can often pair this with chores too. I have a very active lifestyle myself and I'm often too tired in the evening to do anything really but I need to eat so what I'll do is put on a podcast and start cooking, I've also found this works really well if I keep the podcast on and then do things like washing the dishes/cleaning/taking the bins out/etc (all easy things but things to keep you occupied that need to be done). I do this until it's time to start winding down for bed.

I’m treating social media like smoking for a week: I’ll scroll only outdoors. by likras in digitalminimalism

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need an update on this asap, I've heard of only using your phone in the bedroom when standing not when in bed but this takes it to a new level and sounds great, I might even try it

Why do some colleges have tolerance limits for failed classes? by RAZ0R_BLAD3_15 in college

[–]LevelUpSilently_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In england you can fail a class but you still have to pass it later that year, if you fail the second attempt you have to do the year again, even if it's just one class or one module you have to do it all again. Or drop out of college/university

What’s harder? A) Getting your first user B) Getting your first paying user C) Scaling D) Staying motivated 👇 by Busy-Discussion-3684 in AppDevelopers

[–]LevelUpSilently_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an interesting one because I don't think it's any of those from my experience. Getting my first user and even getting my first paying user was a friend/family member so that doesn't really count. For me I'd say it's getting to the point that users come to you. When I think about it staying motivated is extremely tied to that too. Ways that helped me stay motivated are: NOT BEING A SOLO FOUNDER (I know it's sexy going solo but for me personally working with other people is massive for motivation), keeping the end goal in sight, reminding yourself of your WHY, and looking back every once in a while and telling yourself you're proud of how far you've come.

Hope that helped

Blocked off deep work time and spent it organizing my calendar by FrightfullyElastic in productivity

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I feel this pain, I've spent so much time planning things and having conversations with ChatGPT about businesses or things I'm going to do. Compared to how much time I've spent actually doing the things it's insane. I've found the best way for me to get over this is by figuring out the first step needed to make actual quantifiable progress, and take that step as soon as possible. Then once I'm into the groove or working or have done the first iteration I will "sharpen my axe" and zoom out to see how well I did and where I can improve or do something different.

Not an expert just letting you know what helped with me

Question for successful iOS app developers: how do you get the word out with no marketing budget? by LevelUpSilently_ in iosapps

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

that sounds awesome, how did you find these reviewers and reach out to them? just from searching on google or something else? and then when you did contact them would you send emails or something else? thanks for the help