Ten seconds to ponder if a thread is worth it
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Ten seconds to ponder if a thread is worth it
Ten seconds to ponder if a thread is worth it
blog.jse.liHow HN took it
2 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score +0.11.
Idea: 2 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful idea for curbing compulsive clicking and doomscrolling
From 3 comments
I think the author wants to prevent his/her compulsive clicking of links. I can relate to that, as I tend to open a lot of content without second-guessing. I accidentaly discover…
ahub on HNI have often thought something like this would work much better than those extensions which block websites outright. Sure, you can watch that youtube video, but you have to wait…
thotsBgone on HNI think I'll try this out, I definitely have a bad habit of opening up multiple tabs of comments at a time. It's pretty much just muscle memory now. And that's a tasteful loading…
akurzon on HN
Objections
Waiting may not stop the impulse and could waste more time
From 2 comments
This can backfire and you’ll just end up spending a lot more time waiting for the same amount of dopamine hits. Better to just quickly consume a lot of content until satiated and…
xwdv on HNCan you explain your motivation behind this? If you're looking to evaluate if a thread is worth your time would it not be better to skim the article and comments? What benifit is…
qqii on HN
Requests
Throttle or delay loading of specific sites like Twitter
From 1 comment
In a similar vein, does anybody know of a browser extension that lets me throttle bandwidth for a defined list of domains? Or some piece of software I could run on a Mac that…
edavis on HN
Built-in delay on Hacker News upvotes and page loads
From 1 comment
I'd love this to be part of the site (perhaps as something similar to the noprocrast setting). While I'm asking for things, I'd also love upvotes to be restricted - e.g. the…
johnfn on HN
Questions
What is the maker's motivation for building this
From 1 comment
Can you explain your motivation behind this? If you're looking to evaluate if a thread is worth your time would it not be better to skim the article and comments? What benifit is…
qqii on HN
Alternatives named
LeechBlock NG
From 2 comments
I combat this problem with a combination of LeechBlock NG (https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/leechblock-ng/) and hckrnews.com. The former prevents me from visiting…
dschuessler on HNNot to mention that the threads shift up and down due to votes in-between clicking on Page 2 and further, so really the only way not to lose sight of the threads you want to read…
selfhoster11 on HN
Pocket read-later saving
From 1 comment
I do pretty much the same. If it takes longer than like 10-20 seconds to get through, it goes straight into Pocket. I then pick up my Kobo reader (built in Pocket support) which…
input_sh on HN
noprocrast setting on Hacker News
From 2 comments
The noprocrast setting on your HN profile can be useful. Having e.g. 10 or 20 minutes a day max on HN tends to concentrate the mind wonderfully.
yesenadam on HNKnowing that hckrnews.com exists helps me, too. I use HN's built-in "no procrastination" feature to prevent checking too often throughout the day,
trhaynes on HN