To not is to do.
It had many names: Wu Wei/Via Negativa/The Inversion Principle/Addition by Subtraction/Minimalism/...
They are mystifying phrases. Let me list some simple facts:
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Energy and time are scarce resources.
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Human brains are terrible at multi-tasking.
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Being boring drives you do the hard work.
Therefore, to not is to do.
There are chemicals, contents, and algorithms invented by the smartest of us to make you addicted. It is not uncommon to doom scroll at midnight, to play video games all day, or to use chemicals including alcohol and nicotine that will likely to murder well-being.
I am trying to design a protocol of defence. I will try it. It may or may not work. I will carry out a statistical analysis. You can contribute by writing your method and making pull requests to our codebase.
The basic idea is: On any temptation, you open this app and revisit your regrets. There is a lot to polish and a lot of psychological tricks to use. It will take some time to see what works for who.
Maybe. Not now.
All data stays local by default. Your bad habits will not leak.
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