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ChristianKl comments on Group Rationality Diary, September 16-30 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Viliam_Bur 19 September 2014 07:23:10PM *  5 points [-]

Sometimes at my job when I get angry or anxious about something, I start reading the web to calm down. Of course, that often leads to a lot of reading, and then not much work gets done.

So this week I decided, when I will feel the need to read the web, to listen to one of my favorite songs (using headphones) instead. It worked like a miracle! I still did some browsing the first day, although less than usual, but then almost nothing.

Yeah, I listened to a lot of songs. However, each song ends after cca 3 minutes, and I have set my software to automatically stop when the song is over; unlike the internet which is unlimited.

Comment author: ChristianKl 20 September 2014 05:08:32PM 4 points [-]

Physical activity is also a good switch to mental work.