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Comment by balfirevic | Hacker News Reader

> When working, put the cell phone out of view and out of reach. It's too easy to subconsciously pick it up and start scrolling a feed before realizing focus had been broken.

Do people not use social networks on their computers? It's as easy for me (easier actually) to subconsciously open HN on a computer, unless it's blocked somehow.

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That struck me as odd too. I never pick up my phone when I have my computer in front of me. Everything my phone does, my computer can do better, including taking and making calls and texts via google voice.

I'd hazard to guess that most people have notifications turned on on their phones and typically not on their computer.

Take Facebook as an example. Your phone will ding on FB updates or incoming messages on Messenger, even when the phone isn't actively being used. On a computer you need to have a browser open and have Facebook opened in a tab for it to give you any notifications.

So it's easier to avoid on your desktop than on your phone.

Most of my computer time is spent on my work-issued laptop. I try to avoid anything social/personal on work machines.

this is why I ssh tunnel/VNC to my home PC. I suppose they could be key logging or screen capturing, but if they're doing that on my work laptop I don't want to be there anyway so I don't worry about it, but there is no browser history there at all.

I only social on my phone. So. Placing it by the door of my office, out of reach is effective for me.

I wish that I could. Unfortunately, it is my MFA for half a dozen services.

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