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Comment by ducttape12 | Hacker News Reader

This isn't about doing "serious" work, it's about making ChatGPT the first thing you interact with in the day (and hopefully something you'll keep coming back to)

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I don't wake up and start talking to my phone. I make myself breakfast/coffee and sit down in front of my window on the world and start exploring it. I like the old internet, not the curated walled gardens of phone apps.

Plenty of people open Reels or Tiktok the second they wake up. Mobile means notifications, and of you see one as soon as you turn off the alarm, you're more likely to open the app.

Do I have a problem if HN is the first thing I open?

Yes, we do.

Is it a conscious decision and not a habit, automatism or compulsion? Then it might not be a problem but I would still recommend to start the day with just yourself. Any outside influence is that - influence - and will alter your whole day. Do you really need it or could you let your mind wander instead?

Do you have a Fear Of Missing Out on something otherwise? People coined this expression a while ago.

> Plenty of people open Reels or Tiktok the second they wake up

Yikes, that would be a nightmarish way to start my day. I like to wake up and orient myself to the world before I start engaging with it. I often ponder dreams I woke up with to ask myself what they might mean. What you describe sounds like a Black Mirror episode to me where your mind isn't even your own and you never really wake up.

Yeah the point of this product seems to be boosting engagement. Requiring users to manually think of your product and come back isn't enough, they need to actively keep reminding you to use it.

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