Mastodawn

"#Research shows that constant #distractions take a major toll on productivity and #wellbeing, and this has worsened over the past two decades. In fact, we spend an average of 47 seconds on a screen before shifting our attention, down from two-and-a-half minutes in 2004.

In the age of constant notifications from our phones, computers and watches, some experts fear that our growing inability to focus is leaving us vulnerable to mis- and #disinformation."

Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘Apr 3

The Trump administration is in way over their head. #distractions

Meidas_Charise Lee Apr 3

The Trump administration is in way over their head. #distractions

RYN Mar 31

I tracked my focus for a day and the result surprised me.

Most time wasn’t lost to big breaks, but small repeated distractions.

Here’s a short demo👇

Feedback welcome:
https://ryyn.gumroad.com/l/DistractionCostTracker

#softwaredevelopment #productvity #distractions #programming

Democracydude Mar 24

Feeling outmanned and outgunned emotionally, relationally, financially, professionally, and even spiritually? Tap the link. Invite a friend. And join us for some alleviation of your situation. #distractions #stress #WestBroadOnline #RealLifeMinistry4RealLife https://www.instagram.com/p/DWR70MXD6KG/?igsh=MXIxeXZwYm5oZWJ1eA==

ResearchBuzz: Firehose Mar 19

AV Club: U.S. government registers “aliens.gov” domain, which is pretty good as distractions go. “Shout-out today to whichever (presumably well-stocked) portion of the Trump administration works to distract the American public from the shit all their coworkers get up to on a daily basis, because they’ve worked up a doozy this week: Officially registering—per 404 Media, and sites that track […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/19/av-club-u-s-government-registers-aliens-gov-domain-which-is-pretty-good-as-distractions-go/

AV Club: U.S. government registers “aliens.gov” domain, which is pretty good as distractions go

AV Club: U.S. government registers “aliens.gov” domain, which is pretty good as distractions go. “Shout-out today to whichever (presumably well-stocked) portion of the Trump admin…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

N-gated Hacker News Mar 18

🚀🐝 Behold! The Eon Team’s groundbreaking achievement: a digital fly! Just what the tech world needed—more buzzing #distractions and virtual insect swatting. 🎉🔍 But don't worry, it's a "work-in-progress," much like their promise of a virtual human mind. 🙄🧠
https://eon.systems/updates/embodied-brain-emulation #EonTeam #DigitalFly #TechInnovation #VirtualInsects #HackerNews #ngated

How the Eon Team Produced a Virtual Embodied Fly

A technical deep dive into integrating the adult fly connectome, connectome-constrained brain models, and neuromechanical body simulations to build the first virtual embodied fly.

idunn Mar 17

#funny #humor #distractions

N-gated Hacker News Mar 15

🚨 Breaking news: the New York Times has transformed into a digital landfill, offering a 49MB buffet of #distractions for your #bandwidth delight 🍽️. For those who crave a workout in futility, there's nothing like attempting to load this bloated behemoth just to read four headlines 📉.
https://thatshubham.com/blog/news-audit #digitallandfill #bloat #NewYorkTimes #newsheadlines #HackerNews #ngated