Jason Voorhees
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Since we're all kind of addicted to the forum I think we need a way to rot productively to hang out here without completely destroying our focus or schedule. We can't always control the urge to check new posts (the "red alerts") but like an alcoholic who learns moderation instead of quitting cold turkey, we can limit our usage instead of trying to cut it off entirely, alcohol in moderation. The same way
What I do is always keep a tab of the forum open, but I only check it periodically while doing my actual work. Like right now I'm running some LLM models in the background, and while they process, I'm here rotting on .org. same thing I do at the gym also. Rot on the forum while still staying productive.
Pair your "rotting" time with something that has natural breaks like training a model, rendering code, compiling, or downloading stuff. When the process runs, I rot when it's done, I work.
Use the 25 minute rule after finishing task, give yourself a short rot break as a reward
Also Don't browse aimlessly. Stick to threads or sections that give you something ideas, laughs, or motivation
What I do is always keep a tab of the forum open, but I only check it periodically while doing my actual work. Like right now I'm running some LLM models in the background, and while they process, I'm here rotting on .org. same thing I do at the gym also. Rot on the forum while still staying productive.
Pair your "rotting" time with something that has natural breaks like training a model, rendering code, compiling, or downloading stuff. When the process runs, I rot when it's done, I work.
Use the 25 minute rule after finishing task, give yourself a short rot break as a reward
Also Don't browse aimlessly. Stick to threads or sections that give you something ideas, laughs, or motivation