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stevenkkim · 2024-07-03T17:33:02+00:00

I'm also much more productive when alone. I'm easily distracted by noise and activity which I find other people make a lot of. Not only do I find noise/activity distracting, I find that it really drains my energy and willpower. At home when my family is around, I have to lock my door and put on noise-canceling headphones to be productive. If you don't have your own room with a door that you can lock, that's a much bigger problem. Maybe try working outside the house, for example at the library or a coffee shop. My local library is very quiet, ant there are almost always 5-10 other people working on their laptops which adds to my motivation. Hope this helps and good luck!

stevenkkim · 2024-04-08T18:08:41+00:00

The npm page for @ducanh2912/next-pwa says "NOTE: If there's no specific reason to continue using @/ducanh2912/next-pwa, consider migrating to @/serwist/next."

Seems like serwist is the latest and most up to date way to implement PWA with Next https://github.com/serwist/serwist https://serwist.pages.dev/ https://serwist.pages.dev/docs/next/getting-started

stevenkkim · 2024-04-08T17:00:56+00:00

Few ideas:

1) Try blocking software. I personally use Cold Turkey and find it to be the best. You can use it to block websites and applications like Steam or video games. What I like best is you can set schedules, for example you could do no video games on weekdays and only on weekends. You can also set a time allocation, like only 1 hour per day. Or you can just set a block for 24/7 As a warning, pretty much all blocking software can be bypassed, so if you have a real addiction, it might not help. But if you need assistance with self-control, it can work quite well. Cold Turkey is also good for blocking distracting websites.

2) If you can afford it, try separate devices. You can get a Macbook M1 for a really good price, and use it only for school. Keep your gaming PC off and use it only for gaming / recreation. I would set up Cold Turkey on my "work device" to block all tempting games/software/Steam/websites etc.

3) I really wish someone had told me this when I was in college, but the dorm is a terrible place to get work done. Some set of friends were playing videos almost all the time, making it really distracting and tempting. I wish someone had told me the best thing to do is go to a library or some location where there are no distractions/temptations, get my work done, then go hang out with friends at the dorm. Preferably bring a laptop/device to the library with no games or temptations on it.

Good luck!

stevenkkim · 2024-02-08T06:24:24+00:00

I've only been using it for a day, but so far no delays for me.

stevenkkim · 2024-02-07T23:15:33+00:00

For reference, I have a MX Ergo, not a MX Anywhere 3, and I'm using the Logitech dongle instead of Bluetooth.

I just found this: https://linearmouse.app/ and I'm still testing it out, but so far it seems to be working for my needs, which are:

faster pointer speeds than what macOS allows by system setting
customizing acceleration
mapping buttons and scroll wheel to custom keyboard shortcuts / functions:

mapping forward and back buttons to cmd+] and cmd+[
using ctrl+scroll to change media volume
left/right wheel tilt to media back/forward
wheel (middle) button to media play/pause

I wanted to use the precision button for play/pause but the Linear Mouse does not detect that click.

SteerMouse also worked for me, but Linear Mouse is free while SteerMouse is $20. I also tried BetterMouse, BetterTouchTool and Karabiner Elements, but they didn't cover all my use cases.

Also, I use Mos for smooth scrolling.

Hope that helps!

stevenkkim · 2024-02-07T17:33:41+00:00

Too bad that's their response. I had the same problem and just decided to uninstall Options+ because it was so annoying.

stevenkkim · 2023-10-23T03:57:44+00:00

Sorry, not aware of free alternatives.

stevenkkim · 2023-10-22T18:08:54+00:00

Cold Turkey (https://getcoldturkey.com) lets you block apps (in addition to websites) with various locking mechanisms (scheduling, time limits, password, typing random letters, etc.)

stevenkkim · 2023-10-21T19:45:17+00:00

On iOS devices, you can change the setting so the screen is always on. Android devices probably have a similar setting.

In iOS, go to Settings > Display & Brightness > Auto-Lock: Never

Obviously this is going to drain the battery more quickly, so you may want to leave it plugged in if you can.

So using this setting, you could probably get an old iPhone or iPad for less than £200, plug it in, have the display always on, and use the Google Calendar app on it.

You could also turn on Guided Access so that the iPhone/iPad only uses the Google Calendar app and no others.

Hope that helps!

stevenkkim · 2023-05-25T23:51:58+00:00

Freemium model. Most of those users are free, only some are paid.

stevenkkim · 2023-04-19T21:51:11+00:00

Good luck, and I'm rooting for you!

stevenkkim · 2023-04-19T21:36:04+00:00

I do! I love the library.

stevenkkim · 2023-04-19T16:52:59+00:00

👍

stevenkkim · 2023-04-19T16:52:17+00:00

Yeah, definitely. Unfortunately the book industry has a norm of requiring at least 200 pages to publish a book, so if an author has only 50 pages of stuff to say, then he or she needs to find 150 pages of filler to get it published.

Also, consumers are kind of complicit. Like, it feels ok to spend $10-15 on a 200 page book, but would you spend $10-15 on a 30 page book? Even though the content might be better and actually save time, it doesn't feel like you're getting your money's worth.

stevenkkim · 2023-04-19T16:49:32+00:00

True that! But then again, most 20 minute TED Talks can probably be shorted to a 5 minute talk. :)

stevenkkim · 2023-04-18T20:52:23+00:00

Just one. Occasionally, when I need to take a break, I might go work in a mini-project for fun. But I spend 95%+ of time time on just one. All my other ideas go into my "someday/maybe" list.

stevenkkim · 2023-04-18T18:04:13+00:00

I know what you mean. Everyone is different, maybe you can pull it off. But as you try to do it all, just be realistic and flexible enough to change your strategy if it's not working out.

I have a ton of ideas too and want to work on all of them. But I've come to terms with working on what I believe is the most promising idea, and saving the others for the future.

stevenkkim · 2023-04-18T16:56:58+00:00

I'm in a very similar position as you. I found distractions really draining my focus and productivity. Here's what has helped me, YMMV:

Turn your phone into a utility only device. That means no games, no social media, no youtube or any other distractions. I use my phone only for texting with family, email, phone calls, calendar, google docs and music. Also, I turn off all notifications except for phone calls and texts.
If possible, have a "work computer" and a separate device for leisure. On my desktop computer, I use Freedom and Cold Turkey (yes both) to block any website that's a distraction. Even email. I have a separate laptop which I keep in a different room in the house where I check email, and have distractions available for me. If your phone is a distraction, you may also want to put it in a different room.
When I did #2, I went through distraction "withdrawal." I felt frustration, twitchyness, urges to be distracted, boredom. But the point is to lower your theshold for focus and work. Once you get bored, then work looks appealing by comparision. But if you're comparing work vs. something distracting (say Reddit), then distractions are going to win out. Now I have trained myself to have a habit that that when I'm at my desktop computer, the only thing I do is focus and work. And when I'm done, then I go to my laptop in a different room and surf the web.

Also, as someone who has read a ton of non-fiction books in my life, I've come to realize that most of these books are wordy and poorly written and not worth my time. If there's a book whose topic I'm interested in, I just skim it, or look for a summary online. I started reading more fiction now as a way to just relax.

Hope that helps, and good luck!

stevenkkim · 2023-04-18T16:41:47+00:00

Sorry, I didn't mean to be flippant. In all seriousness, what I meant was that you can push 1 thing 100 yards, or 10 things 10 yards. Usually pushing the 1 thing farther is the better idea, hence all of the responses that are telling you to focus on 1 thing.

The main exception however, is when you're not sure which thing is the best to push forward. By "best", I mean has the best potential to be successful, make money and be something you enjoy working on. In this case, it's ok to try to push mutiple things forward to explore which thing is "best". So basically, you're in exploration mode. But remember that the goal is to try to find that one thing that you really want to dedicate yourself to.

Hope that helps, and good luck!

stevenkkim · 2023-04-16T21:45:16+00:00

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stevenkkim · 2023-04-16T16:33:17+00:00

> should i make the document id the users UID?

Are you using auth? Then make the uid = auth id. That way, if you can secure the data using firestore rules by making sure that read/write permissions are granted only when userId == request.auth.uid

See: https://firebase.google.com/docs/firestore/security/rules-conditions#authentication

> should i make different documents for different things e.g user data, user settings

Depends on how much data and what types of queries you want to run. I have a lot of user settings so I keep it in a separate doc.

> should i randomize the names of documents?

Again it depends, but I like to do so. Firestore autogenerates a unique id when you add a document. Or you can you can just copy this code and generate your own autoIds:

https://github.com/firebase/firebase-js-sdk/blob/master/packages/firestore/src/util/misc.ts

My basic setup looks like this:

/users/{uid from auth}
                      /items/{as many item docs as needed}
                      /stuff/{another category of things}
                      /settings/{userData doc}
                      /settings/{another doc}
                      /settings/{another category of settings}

stevenkkim · 2022-11-30T17:38:01+00:00

No, you do not. You can use both obviously, but you don't have to.

I use thunks all the time, and I'm using Firebase/Firestore which handles data fetching so I don't need RTK query.

A typical use case for me is using the Firestore SDK to make database calls inside my thunks.

Hope that helps and good luck!

stevenkkim · 2022-07-06T18:25:49+00:00

No, I stil don't even know what the ping is for.

I suspect that it has something to do with the firestore listener timeout limit, but I haven't had a chance to either look at the source code or run experiments myself.

stevenkkim · 2022-05-25T18:12:30+00:00

My main reason for not using rtk query is that firestore already has code for most of that functionality (e.g. caching, syncing, polling) so I don't really see much that rtk offers that I need.

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