jakebaker | 5 years ago | on: Procrastination is driven by our desire to avoid difficult emotions, says expert
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jakebaker | 6 years ago | on: Nasa to Open International Space Station to Tourists
Why not consider running an auction in the early years to maximize private funding for operations?
jakebaker | 7 years ago | on: I let a stranger watch me work for a day and I've never been more productive
Culture and intent matters a lot. If it’s an enforcement/punishment thing, it’s garbage. If it’s a shared and collaborative thing to get more out of life, it’s a great thing.
jakebaker | 7 years ago | on: I let a stranger watch me work for a day and I've never been more productive
+1 for surprisingly effective. Such a good word for my experience of this.
jakebaker | 7 years ago | on: I let a stranger watch me work for a day and I've never been more productive
It’s about making it a bit easier to get into the groove. If you’re determined not to work, you’ll find ways around it. P
jakebaker | 7 years ago | on: I let a stranger watch me work for a day and I've never been more productive
Eh, it’s less about monitoring and more about shared effort and focus. Take what works, leave the rest. For a lot of us, this is a life saving and wonderful service.
jakebaker | 7 years ago | on: I let a stranger watch me work for a day and I've never been more productive
It really isn’t like that when using it. Culture matters a lot and the community is just focused on actively working in a collaborative environment. It works wonders. I call it “flow state on demand.”
jakebaker | 7 years ago | on: I let a stranger watch me work for a day and I've never been more productive
I’ve used this service a lot. I’d be very happy to share answers to any questions people have.
jakebaker | 7 years ago | on: Show HN: Why Do I Procrastinate? – Web MD for Procrastination
Just wanted to say -- Focusmate is amazing. I've used it a ton. I don't know how, but it helps me get into the zone almost immediately. The idea of working with a stranger on the screen seems weird when you first hear about it, but it's amazing how the impact is almost magical.
jakebaker | 7 years ago | on: Solar Surpasses Gas and Wind as Biggest Source of New U.S. Power
Most people would calculate this against the term of the loan. So if you have a 10 year loan vs a 20 year loan, that would change the price. The price is what you actually pay, which in many cases would just be the cost of the loan divided by the amount of energy produced.
jakebaker | 7 years ago | on: A Universal Law of Procrastination (2016)
I’ve mentioned it before but a near magical solution for my procrastination is an app developed by a friend called Focusmate [1]. You pair with a partner and then have a shared co-working session via a video chat. Something about the other person being “present” dramatically improves my ability to go immediately into a flow state.
[1] www.focusmate.com
jakebaker | 7 years ago | on: Study Shows a Productivity Boost of Working From Home
I think that the productivity boost may be somewhat binary -- some people are AMAZINGLY more productive at home vs an office environment. For me, I've personally struggled with the home environment at times.
The shared team construct of an office setting helps me get over my common obstacle of procrastination. When I do work from home, I've used some forms of productivity and accountability tools to get over that barrier.
These have included services like Focusmate [1] which lets you schedule co-working video sessions with a partner. That has been incredibly helpful for me, getting me to move immediately to working on whatever the difficult task at hand is.
jakebaker | 8 years ago | on: Productivity
Focusmate has been an incredible boost to my productivity. So glad to see it getting mentioned here. It's uncanny how the connection to another person has enabled me to unlock immediate productivity. I strongly recommend it.
jakebaker | 8 years ago | on: SoftBank Group and Saudi Arabia plan to spend $200B building a solar power plant
It's almost certainly a "job-year" [1] which is an economic construct representing the equivalent of one person being employed for one year. For example, a 6 month construction project with 2 guys still equals one job year.
Most PR-style announcements like this seems to simplify job-years to jobs.
There is also direct employment (# of people hired for the project itself, e.g. construction) vs indirect employment (# of people hired in supply chain) vs induced employment (# of people hired by associate economic impact, e.g. construction worker spends money earned on project in local community and supports retail) [2], all of which may be consolidated for a PR style announcement.
[1] http://prospect.org/article/what-heck-job-year [2] https://msu.edu/user/stynes/mirec/concepts.htm
jakebaker | 9 years ago | on: Amazon, the world’s most remarkable firm, is just getting started
Worth reading about whether or not Amazon makes money:
http://ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2014/9/4/why-amazon-has-n...
jakebaker | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: Why aren't there middle class cars shaped like Ferraris?
The counterpoint to this is the "Aston Martin" Ford [1a and 1b] which I think most people would agree looks much better than the Ford design it replaced [2]. It literally steals the design cues from a $100k+ sports car and adapts them to an economy car and it seems to work quite well as a design (admittedly a bit of design plagiarism).
[1a] http://autoguide.com.vsassets.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/20...
[1b] http://www.autotribute.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Aston-...
[2] http://st.motortrend.com/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/2012-ford-...
jakebaker | 9 years ago | on: America’s Fastest-Growing Loan Category Has Eerie Echoes of Subprime Crisis
I work in the clean energy industry, including with PACE, and can help to answer some questions about PACE/Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing if anyone is interested in specifics.
jakebaker | 9 years ago | on: Robert Fano has died
You do have a scanner - you just don't realize it - your phone. Download any photo to pdf app and photograph the pages with your phone. Or just do photos and then share those.
jakebaker | 10 years ago | on: Saudi Arabia Warns of Economic Fallout If Congress Passes 9/11 Bill
Text of the bill:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/204...
jakebaker | 10 years ago | on: Saudi Arabia Warns of Economic Fallout If Congress Passes 9/11 Bill
Vice mentioned it in their article:
https://news.vice.com/article/this-bill-would-allow-a-lawsui...
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[1] https://www.focusmate.com/