Decided to make Shepherd’s Pie for dinner, but my daughter reminded me that she doesn’t like lamb. She requested Potato Cheese Soup. So I decided to make both, and they turned out perfect, but now I’m exhausted. Lots of leftovers for the week though! 😎
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Indigo is quite a nice iOS app for a converged Bluesky and Mastodon experience. I post (POSSE) from my site typically, but replies are almost always done directly on the platforms. A bit of a gap to close, but I’ve never been able to think of a convenient way to do it.
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"html": "<img alt=\"\" src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/mariposta/image/upload/w_1200,c_limit,q_65/abstract-mind.jpg\" /><h2>I need to fill my mind with ideas and concepts that are bussin\u2019. Chat, you know what I\u2019m talking about. Bet!</h2>\n\n<p>Tired of <em>brainrot</em>, of often feeling uncreative and uninspired? Of endlessly <em>doomscrolling</em> through ick feeds which increasingly feel like they bear no connection to reality?</p>\n\n<p><strong>Me too.</strong> I want my brain to operate at full capacity\u2026in fact I want to exercise my brain so it has even <em>more</em> capacity. I want to go into <strong>hardmore mode</strong> flow state every day. I\u2019ve had enough of putting out content that\u2019s just <em>mid</em>\u2026time to up my game.</p>\n\n<p>Here\u2019s my goal for the rest of month: I\u2019m going to be <em>neuromaxxing</em>.</p>\n\n<p>That\u2019s right. Instead of looking at myself in the mirror every morning feeling <em>chopped</em>, giving bed rot, I\u2019m establishing a strict routine for myself finna experience a mental glow-up.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s my new neuromaxxing regimen for May:</strong></p>\n\n<ul><li><em>Putting my phone on blast.</em> The real real, it\u2019s got no rizz anymore. I turned it <strong>completely off</strong> last night, then went on to have the most hype music recording sesh. ngl, I <em>slayed</em>.</li>\n <li><em>Ignoring the cheugy.</em> It takes too much mental energy to be engaging with thirsty people who are always <em>meatriding</em> tech companies and influencers. Too much exposure to that and I\u2019m cooked.</li>\n <li><em>Reading books that slap</em>. If I want to avoid having a menty b, I need to fill my mind with ideas and concepts that are bussin\u2019. Chat, you know what I\u2019m talking about. <em>Facts!</em></li>\n</ul><p>If you\u2019re ready for real change, you too can follow these steps and start <em>neruomaxxing</em> like I am. Don\u2019t let those techbro chuds live rent free in your head. Wondering if you can actually go through with this? I didn\u2019t eat and leave no crumbs. <em>Bet!</em> I believe in you!</p>\n\n<p><em>Let\u2019s get this bread!</em></p>\n\n\n\n<p>So at this point if you have absolutely no idea what I\u2019m talking about, don\u2019t worry. <strong>Nobody really talks like this IRL.</strong> \ud83d\ude02 I just thought I\u2019d have fun seeing how many \u201cGen Z slang words\u201d I could fit into a short article (because I\u2019m a cringe Millennial <a href=\"https://buttondown.com/theinternet/archive/the-kids-are-alright-so-lets-team-up/\">who greatly admires the next generation</a>), but also because I wanted to make a broader point:</p>\n\n<p><strong>The Computers Are Rotting Our Brains.</strong></p>\n\n<p>I was reading an article on <em>404 Media</em> titled <a href=\"https://www.404media.co/software-developers-say-ai-is-rotting-their-brains/\">Software Developers Say AI Is Rotting Their Brains</a> (it\u2019s a very good article), but that got me thinking about how frustrated I\u2019ve been feeling in general over the past few weeks in regard to my productivity. <strong>Honestly, it\u2019s been a bit of a slog all year.</strong> I\u2019ve tried a whole slew of changes to my routines, from signing up for a local coworking space membership to strict timeboxing to even taking supplements like B vitamins and fruit powders. I\u2019ve been reading books again on productivity (absolutely loving <a href=\"https://calnewport.com/writing/\">Slow Productivity by Cal Newport</a> right now), and <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/podcast/129/\">practicing work logging</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Has any of that helped? Well, yes! I think all of it has helped. But I kept feeling like I was trying to address symptoms rather than solve the underlying pathology.</p>\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the deal: everything I said up above in \u201cGen Z lingo\u201d is true. I <em>did</em> put my smartphone on blast last night and completely switched it off.</p>\n\n<p>Didn\u2019t put it in focus mode. Didn\u2019t turn on screen time. Didn\u2019t plug it in and leave it in another room.</p>\n\n<p><strong>I. TURNED. IT. OFF.</strong> \ud83d\ude31</p>\n\n<p>After a mild panic attack for a few minutes, freaked out that something terrible might happen to a friend or loved one and they\u2019d be unable to reach me (which is completely silly because I still had my Mac <em>and</em> my iPad on and connected!), I felt the sudden urge to plug in my MIDI keyboard, fire up Logic Pro, and mess around with some soft synthesizers.</p>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <em>I ended up enjoying the best several hours of music production I\u2019ve had in months\u2026maybe years.</em> \ud83d\udc48</p>\n\n<p>The funny thing is, before I even got really started, my teen called me (from Mom\u2019s house) and we enjoyed chatting for a while. Yeah, like I said, I still had my iPad nearby!</p>\n\n<p>But somehow the <strong>cognitive load</strong> of always have that goddamn fucking smartphone next to me or in my pants pocket was gone, and <em>I was free.</em></p>\n\n<p>And now I\u2019m going to start ironically calling this pattern <strong>neuromaxxing</strong>: the idea that instead of optimizing our lives and our habits around <em>being connected 24/7 to The Network</em> aka the Internet at all times, we\u2019re going to optimize our lives and our habits around <em>improving our minds</em> and doing <strong>REAL CREATIVE WORK</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>And this concept is an absolutely brilliant antidote to the mind-numbing (literally!) effects of AI usage, because guess what you can\u2019t do if you\u2019re not actively attempting to access Internet resources? <em>Connect to ChatGPT or Claude!</em> \ud83e\udd23</p>\n\n<p>So that\u2019s what I\u2019ll be doing for the rest of May. Taking meaningful time out of each day to switch my phone off completely. Not just temporarily set to an unaccessible OS-level mode\u2014I\u2019m talking <em>dead off.</em> \ud83e\udea6</p>\n\n<p>Can I still access the Internet on my iPad or Mac or Linux computer? Obviously\u2026 \ud83d\ude02 but this isn\u2019t about forbidding myself any usage of computer technology. It\u2019s about retraining the neurons in my brain so that they\u2019re no longer addicted to that endless drive to <em>pick up the smartphone and start doomscrolling.</em> I\u2019m so sick of that shit; it\u2019s actively turning my life into a living hell.</p>\n\n<p><strong>I deserve better.</strong> You deserve better. We all do. And it\u2019s not going to happen until we give Big Tech the metaphorical middle finger \ud83d\udd95 and show them that we still hold all the power.</p>\n\n<p><em>We can switch them off.</em> And go exercise our brains instead.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Neuromaxxing.</strong> You heard it here first. <em>Let\u2019s get this bread!</em></p>\n\n<p><br /></p>\n\n<p><em>Photo credit: <a href=\"https://unsplash.com/photos/a-colorful-circular-object-H9EquDifky4\">Mariola Grobelska on Unsplash</a></em></p>\n\n\n\n <br /><p>\n \n <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/creativity\">#creativity</a>\n \n <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/mindfulness\">#mindfulness</a>\n \n </p>",
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I turned it completely off last night, then went on to have the most hype music recording sesh. ngl, I slayed.\n Ignoring the cheugy. It takes too much mental energy to be engaging with thirsty people who are always meatriding tech companies and influencers. Too much exposure to that and I\u2019m cooked.\n Reading books that slap. If I want to avoid having a menty b, I need to fill my mind with ideas and concepts that are bussin\u2019. Chat, you know what I\u2019m talking about. Facts!\nIf you\u2019re ready for real change, you too can follow these steps and start neruomaxxing like I am. Don\u2019t let those techbro chuds live rent free in your head. Wondering if you can actually go through with this? I didn\u2019t eat and leave no crumbs. Bet! I believe in you!\n\nLet\u2019s get this bread!\n\n\n\nSo at this point if you have absolutely no idea what I\u2019m talking about, don\u2019t worry. Nobody really talks like this IRL. \ud83d\ude02 I just thought I\u2019d have fun seeing how many \u201cGen Z slang words\u201d I could fit into a short article (because I\u2019m a cringe Millennial who greatly admires the next generation), but also because I wanted to make a broader point:\n\nThe Computers Are Rotting Our Brains.\n\nI was reading an article on 404 Media titled Software Developers Say AI Is Rotting Their Brains (it\u2019s a very good article), but that got me thinking about how frustrated I\u2019ve been feeling in general over the past few weeks in regard to my productivity. Honestly, it\u2019s been a bit of a slog all year. I\u2019ve tried a whole slew of changes to my routines, from signing up for a local coworking space membership to strict timeboxing to even taking supplements like B vitamins and fruit powders. I\u2019ve been reading books again on productivity (absolutely loving Slow Productivity by Cal Newport right now), and practicing work logging.\n\nHas any of that helped? Well, yes! I think all of it has helped. But I kept feeling like I was trying to address symptoms rather than solve the underlying pathology.\n\nHere\u2019s the deal: everything I said up above in \u201cGen Z lingo\u201d is true. I did put my smartphone on blast last night and completely switched it off.\n\nDidn\u2019t put it in focus mode. Didn\u2019t turn on screen time. Didn\u2019t plug it in and leave it in another room.\n\nI. TURNED. IT. 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Yeah, like I said, I still had my iPad nearby!\n\nBut somehow the cognitive load of always have that goddamn fucking smartphone next to me or in my pants pocket was gone, and I was free.\n\nAnd now I\u2019m going to start ironically calling this pattern neuromaxxing: the idea that instead of optimizing our lives and our habits around being connected 24/7 to The Network aka the Internet at all times, we\u2019re going to optimize our lives and our habits around improving our minds and doing REAL CREATIVE WORK.\n\nAnd this concept is an absolutely brilliant antidote to the mind-numbing (literally!) effects of AI usage, because guess what you can\u2019t do if you\u2019re not actively attempting to access Internet resources? Connect to ChatGPT or Claude! \ud83e\udd23\n\nSo that\u2019s what I\u2019ll be doing for the rest of May. Taking meaningful time out of each day to switch my phone off completely. 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Today’s a good day to get/install OS and browser updates on all your critical devices.
Consider turning off wifi on non-critical devices (putting to sleep is no longer enough because many devices still listen to or contact the internet while asleep) until you have had a chance to safely update their software (perhaps after software updates are available in response to pwn2own demos and disclosures).
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I will forever adore SmallTalk for being so simple that using it requires you to effectively recreate reality and load it into memory every single time. I shall now teach you the language. “Object message.” Done! Now go teach integers to tell you if they’re even or not. 🤓
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For his “Presentation of Learning” at school, my son is doing “The History of Programming Languages.” He asked me to come up with two languages that are the most different to illustrate dynamic/flexible vs. static/rigid. We went with SmallTalk and C++ for maximum chaos.
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