Health advisory on social media use in adolescence


6. Adolescents should be routinely screened for signs of “problematic social media use” that can impair their ability to engage in daily roles and routines, and may present risk for more serious psychological harms over time.

Indicators of problematic social media use include

- a tendency to use social media even when adolescents want to stop, or realize it is interfering with necessary tasks
- spending excessive effort to ensure continuous access to social media
- strong cravings to use social media, or disruptions in other activities from missing social media use too much
- repeatedly spending more time on social media than intended
- lying or deceptive behavior to retain access to social media use
- loss or disruption of significant relationships or educational opportunities because of media use

https://www.apa.org/topics/social-media-internet/health-advisory-adolescent-social-media-use

Taxonomy of procrastination

I claim that if you want to do a thing and
- you like doing it; and
- you’re sure it will work; and
- you’re sure it will be awesome; and
- you’ll get the benefits quickly;

then it will be easy. So if you’re procrastinating, look for the bottleneck.

https://dynomight.net/procrastination/

Writing summaries is more important than reading more books

https://www.andreasfragner.com/writing/writing-summaries
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36011599

Finally all good books should be read twice or more. Good reading is rereading. A rereading helps you focus on details missed the first time around.

How to Stare at Your Phone Without Losing Your Soul
https://simone.org/tracking-screen-time/

Hacking my “smart” toothbrush
https://kuenzi.dev/toothbrush/

Notes apps are where ideas go to die (2022)

We don’t write things down to remember them. We write them down to forget.

https://www.reproof.app/blog/notes-apps-help-us-forget

Talking to Strangers

If you want to talking to strangers and getting them deeply, therefore you should asking about themselves. Just assume that people already like you.

https://medium.com/@alfianchii/talking-to-strangers-fd9fb3971105

High Prices Make Textbook ‘Piracy’ Acceptable to Most Students

50% Obtain Textbook Illegally
84% half admit to having used at least some ‘pirated’ copies.
70% admit to knowing that piracy is illegal.

https://torrentfreak.com/high-prices-make-textbook-piracy-acceptable-to-most-students-230604/

Indonesian Kids Don't Know How Stupid They Are

In alphabetical order, though it's easier to find Indonesia if you look at the ranked chart below, because you just have to go straight to the bottom.

But there's one chart which putting Indonesian kids over the top: the proportion who report being happy in school.

http://indonesiaetc.com/indonesian-kids-dont-know-how-stupid-they-are/

Why Software Patents are Bad, Period.

Suppose you invent a flying car. You invent it all by yourself — literally. You did all the work. You invented every last piece and built the car yourself. You unveil it to the world, and everyone loves it. Then, lawyers come and take all your money and tell you you can’t sell flying cars anymore because it turns out someone had already filed a patent on a flying car a few years beforehand.

That’s the reality of patents.

https://caseymuratori.com/blog_0027

List one task, do it, cross it out

1. Think of something it would be worthwhile to do right now, without any expectation that you know what might be "best". (And don't forget that it could be "take a nap"!)

2. Write it down.

3. Do that thing.

4. Cross it out.

5. Go back to 1., writing the next thing underneath the one you just crossed out. Repeat (forever).

https://www.oliverburkeman.com/onething