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Nosurf: Stop Surfing the Web

Page created: 2023-04-18

I love The Web. But surfing it can be a pretty crappy experience.

Having downtime is super important. We can’t be productive all the time. You’ve gotta take breaks and recharge.

But what I’m learning is that surfing the Web doesn’t actually count as downtime for me. I don’t feel recharged when I’m done.

Perhaps you feel the same?

Stop researching that perfect tool. Just do the project.

Stop causing yourself more doubt. Just pick a method. Do the project.

Momentum is joy.

If you can’t bear to close those tabs, how about saving the images that inspired you or writing your own summary of the information there.

Is there gossip on that tab? What are you even doing with your life. Close it.

Some anti-productivity is a good idea, but this is just procrastination!