drethelin comments on Open thread, 3-8 June 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: drethelin 04 June 2014 02:08:21AM 0 points [-]

I don't mind having web browsing as a default state but what I've done succesfully in the past is have alarms throughout the day to remind me to exercise, leave the house, do chores, etc.

Comment author: [deleted] 07 June 2014 09:59:46AM 2 points [-]

I used to live someplace close to a church with a bell tower that rang the time every fifteen minutes. I no longer live there, but I have considered writing a program to do the same thing -- I recall it being useful for productivity, and for escaping default-mode (which has a terrible sense of time).