mastercoder82

Or rather, why don't we force them to login when most of them oblige. Those who refuse are a tiny minority which is insignificant anyway.

Well, it's definitely a dark pattern.

But why do you use Instagram to view cat pictures?

Just use google image search to view as many cat pictures you want. Yes, google also serve ads - but it doesn't prevent you from viewing images. And ads can be easily blocked with an ad blocker.

Social media, specially the FB family, is all about dark patterns. Avoid using them - at least for viewing cat pictures.

Paying attention to more than one thing "at the same time" - is not humanly possible. So when you are simultaneously doing two tasks that demand attention, what you are actually doing is rapid context switching. The thing to understand is that - “attention has inertia”. Context switching has two implications:

1. It drains your energy - You have limited energy available every day. If you spend most of your energy in context switching, very less is available for actual work. And if you over-work, you cause real physical damage to yourself.

2. You can’t do any deep work - Deep work requires attention on a single thing for a sustained period of time.

The idea is to work with your attention - not against it. The best way to do that is to reduce context switching and eliminate attention residue. Here is how:

1. Short-duration tasks - When you pick a task, finish it completely before moving on to the next one. Have distraction-free slots for work and batch similar tasks together.

2. Long-duration tasks - Pause-and-resume approach. When you pause a task, take a mental dump of its current state. This helps in two ways - first, your attention will not linger when you move to the next task and second, it will be easier to pick up when you resume that task.

Makes sense. Removed the "name" field.

Yes, using Infermedica API. The monthly free limit exhausted just within 10 minutes of posting on HN, and that's why 403 errors.

This is an open source demo application. Not a commercial website, neither intend to be one. Here is the code - https://github.com/mastercoder82/getwell-soon Look for yourself and check if your name is collected, social-engineered or sold to insurance companies.

P.S - If you have even little knowledge about browser dev console, you will know that the name doesn't even leave your browser.

Looks like you missed this prominently placed note: "Online diagnosis is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be treated as a doctor's advice or medical consultation."

Having said that, this is not a commercial website. This is an open source[1] demo showing how can an online checkup tool work.

I don't think such kind of informational tools is a bad thing, even if they are commercial. In fact, these tools are helpful for personal research. Of course, actual diagnosis and treatment should be left to medical professionals. AI application in the medical domain is still in nascent stage and can presently only work as "assistive" at best. It is not going to become "prescriptive" or replace professionals in near future.

[1]https://github.com/mastercoder82/getwell-soon

Thanks for the feedback! Yes, co-relation among parameters would be useful. I am thinking through it.

The key idea is to give your articles/essays some structure before publishing them. That structure will generally be a nested form of constructs like arguments/ definitions/ explanations.

I think following two basic things helps:

   - Give your article a structure. 
   - Make it easy for reader to navigate that structure.

It works best when that structure is simple. If it gets much complex, divide it into multiple articles and publish as series/book. If it gets complicated, give it some more thought till it fits into some structure.

> Why would they join a small company?

Once the basic needs are met, many smart and talented people look for internal motivation. It doesn't matter if it is a small or a large company, as long as they are happy and satisfied. According to Daniel Pink's theory of motivation [0], there are 3 aspects of intrinsic motivation: 1. Autonomy - trust them, don't micromanage, let them take decisions 2. Mastery - allow them to get better and acquire skills 3. Purpose - give them a meaningful purpose and sell them your vision

Internal motivation may mean differently for different individuals, but I believe the above three aspects cover the most of it.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive:_The_Surprising_Truth_Ab...