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ahel10

I'm aware that it's important but I consistently fail to do implement as habit. I tried different approaches (notebook, journal on computer, one of those thousands of productivity apps on phone/tablet/watch etc) but nothing sticks.

What frame of mind do you use to remind yourself that is worth it every morning?

(Also I'm very drowsy in the early phases of my mornings)

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ahel10

Thanks for your work.

I don't know where or how to put it properly -sorry- so I'll throw it here:

You'll probably already know Hypothes.is which is a way to annotate the web.

What are your thoughts about it? I was starting re-reading the Sequences here, but as soon as I started highlighting on my new device, I realized that I already had highlighted sentences or major points.

I went back to find that "annotate all the web" I remebered reading some years ago.

I think I'll personally give it a try. I'm in no way related to the... (read more)

ahel10

Thanks, when I checked out your link it wasn't open for guests and now I'm happy it is. I can see how can be terribly helpful using complice full stack, but even as guest, it is still pretty functional and nice. Well done ;)

1homunq
It appears that you need to be logged in from FB or twitter to be fully non-guest. That seems like a... strange... choice for an anti-akrasia tool. (Tangentially related to above, not really a reply)
ahel10

Let us know your findings!

ahel380

Done :)

EDIT: and +1 to everyone. It took me more doing that than the survey :|

0Armok_GoB
It's pre alpha, and I basically haven't worked on it in all the months since posting this, but ok. http://jsbin.com/adipaj/307
ahel00

Just release it as what it is now. Pretty please.

ahel10

Yeah, but the weak point is how to realize that a model switching is needed in that very moment.

ahel00

We are out of it, so we can bitch about ;-).

8TheAncientGeek
Being able to patronise the young is the only advantage of age
ahel00

What happened to the intent of this post? Do you still need proofreaders? Count me in, in that case.

ahel00

I've had more flashes of awareness, seeing myself running mechanical patterns during times I normally wouldn't have noticed them. Briefly, here and there. I've been sometimes able to radically course correct and do something entirely different. Othertimes, I try and fail to do something different.

Has happened to me different times and I tried to achive that presence of mind more consistently. Obviously, that it's not even far easy: my current approach is to use this approach and my results are inconsistent. But I'm keeping track on those moments, maybe I'll get some results in the long run.

ahel00

I truly hope you are not right about what you have written. I found it really plausible. Frightening plausible.

ahel00

He's right, as far as I studied.

ahel10

ehm , man: Soter is ancient greek and it was used by medieval erudite scholar, yes, but to refer, in a more or less cryptic way, only to Jchrist.

ahel370

Premise: I've studied latin for about 5 years, so I'm not going to use gTranslate for Latin :)

my dictionary sounds better for this scope.

  • Verb:

The verb prodeo [pro-eo] is the best I could think.

  • the particle pro- means something like in front of, even between (me) and something, or near (me): this last one is peculiar and happens only sometimes.

  • eo is the most common and even one of the ancient verbs (that's why is defective/irregular) that means simply go.

So when Cicero (Br. 39) said :

prodire in lucem

he probably meant something like

com... (read more)

0TobyBartels
Upvoted for ‘deligitor prodeas’.
2fezziwig
I had a lot of fun reading this post. 'Deligitor prodi' was my favorite. Not sure what you didn't like about it, but the longword-shortword construction gives it a nice imperative feel, and I mildly prefer 'prodi' to 'prode'.
ahel30

fluo and its derived verbs (like ad-fluo -> affluo) refer mainly to a liquid that flows. I don't think is the more appropriate. Edit: also pileus is a different hat: it is the one used by ex-slaves to mark their acquired freedom. It was high and conic, only made by wool, with no brim. (I know they are nitpicking but maybe they could improve the book and could help sound more professional)

2Whit3Noise
The original reference to liquid is of course correct, e.g. ibi Isara Rhodanusque amnes ... confluunt in unum - where the rivers Rhodanus and Isere flow together [merge], but it can also be used figuratively, for example for crowds of people "flowing" together: undique ad hoc spectaculum confluere. In the context of calling the hat, I was thinking of "flow of magic" mainly to have a more nicely sounding phrase. I agree that pileus is not a good choice, because it is actually dome-shaped and the basis for the pileolus that is worn by roman-catholic dignitarys, but then the Romans never had the concept of a pointy wizards hat. Also it was not technically the sign of an ex-slave - it might gained recognition, because the were allowed to wear the pileus - but usually worn by fishermen and workmen. Anyway, when I realized that Eliezer is after a phrase that emphasizes the deciding/choosing trait of the hat, I remembered a description of a football (soccer) game in latin, and the term it used to describe the referee, so here's my new proposition: disceptator, accede! the one who decides/arbitrates, step up / step here! (imperative form) or one could also use disceptator, appare! which again is the imperative of apparere - appear/show yourself Edit: You might have confused the pileus with the phrygian cap, which is sort of pointy and looks like a smurf cap. Funny factoid, the french revolutioners mixed it up as well and chose the phrygian as a symbol of liberty.