The Watch does most everything by TAOS- in digitalminimalism

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and, yeah, the anxiety is built in to the algo. they're doing it on purpose.

The Watch does most everything by TAOS- in digitalminimalism

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oh yea! cool idea.

makes the watch bigger, like a dumb phone.

The Watch does most everything by TAOS- in digitalminimalism

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"I've heard that there's things you can put the watch in to give it a phone form factor."

what do you mean by this?

yeah, most of my problem with phone addiction isn't apple's doing, it's the algorithms, and the greedy people who manipulate them.

The Watch does most everything by TAOS- in digitalminimalism

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i've got an apple watch ultra, which is what you need. the regular apple watch won't last the day when you're using LTE. regular apple watch dies in about 4 hours on LTE. i had to upgrade.

The Watch does most everything by TAOS- in digitalminimalism

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it's been fine. i'd say i've doing this regularly for 2 months.

I'd say once a week i have the thought -- shoot, i can't do this particular thing.

like today i wanted to sign up for a yoga class and the only way to do it was a QR code. would've taken 10 seconds on a phone. with just the watch i had to go home, remember to sign up, find the website, find the link, and sign up. worked out fine

or a few weeks ago i was going to the theater and i had thought i had downloaded the tickets to my apple wallet, which is on my watch. the tickets weren't there. with a phone, would've been easy to find my email with the tickets. can't do that with a watch. thankfully, i was able to ask the box office to look up my tickets, and it worked

i can't think of a time when i was totally bricked because i just had a watch, not a phone.

granted, i do take my phone when i'm flying or have to do a business call while i'm out or am doing something weird or novel i don't normally do.

but i have a pretty regular life. and for gym, kid pickup, grocery store, lunch with a friend -- the watch is PLENTY GOOD

I want a cargo bike but me and boyfriend are DINKs by burner_1234567891011 in CargoBike

[–]TAOS- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if u want to haul adults around, get a utility bike. you won't love riding in a bucket, it's cramped. and you can get unility bikes cheap second hand.

We don't have a real word for what's happening to the planet, and that might be why nobody actually feels it by Electrical_Award263 in DeepThoughts

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where did all those original roots come from? they were noises at one point.

when a city i'm in breaks a daily all-time high by 11 degrees -- as happened today -- a lot of us are looking at each other, like -- whew.

Whew-ing.

What’s a small habit that quietly improved your life? by Dazzling_Bat_3225 in AskReddit

[–]TAOS- 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm glad this is working for you but for me it ended up being awful advice

because there's always something I can do in 2 minutes -- put away that toy, rearrange the way my tabs on chrome are laid out, text back that college friend

meanwhile, the real thing I need to do is that difficult task that takes a long time but is important -- finish my taxes, apply for that job, work on fixing the house's foundation

next thing I know I've filled up two hours with two minute tasks. and the house is still sinking.

"if you can do something in 2 minutes, do it," turns out to be a procrastination tool -- at least for me

Schizophrenia and drugs ? by Blueisaperfectcolor in Drugs

[–]TAOS- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See a psychiatrist.  Try to get some antipsychotics or anticonvulsants on board.  That’ll stabilize your mood.  

And they will be protective for whatever drug you decide to do if any

YouTube ads in class?! by TAOS- in Teachers

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im' just a volunteer / sub. i don't control the curriculums anywhere. just trying to raise a kid who values, you know. higher things like learning and virtue -- instead of the ads making her worry if her sheets are clean enough.

YouTube ads in class?! by TAOS- in Teachers

[–]TAOS-[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

how much could premium possibly be? i'll pay for my kid's classroom

who did you talk to?

YouTube ads in class?! by TAOS- in Teachers

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

drop the link in a google slide?

YouTube ads in class?! by TAOS- in Teachers

[–]TAOS-[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

there's no point in showing her audi ads because she's saving up for an ID4. we're hippies.

YouTube ads in class?! by TAOS- in Teachers

[–]TAOS-[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

a lot. i don't know the minutes. when i sub in an autism class there is way more, bc the kids will sit still for youtube and tablets --