Instead

04 JAN 2024

The idea is that I should spend time doing the first item on this list that feels tractable and appropriate. Obviously life is more complicated than this ๐Ÿ˜Ž

The result is either Iโ€™ll scan down it at every waking moment to decide, Iโ€™ll never look at it again after it enshrines my intentions, or something in between.

I will block the low-tier items on my devices and redirect myself to this page.

โšก๏ธ S Tier

  • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป coding for my job
  • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป coding for my side projects
  • ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ aerobic or ๐Ÿ‹๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ non-aerobic exercise
  • โค๏ธ quality time with people I care about
  • ๐Ÿ““ writing (journaling, free-writing, brainstorming)
  • ๐Ÿ• intentional training for my dog
  • ๐ŸŽธ learning a new skill, like an instrument

๐Ÿ”ฅ A Tier

  • cleaning
  • novel social experiences
  • reading a book
  • walk my dog (silence)
  • walk my dog (audiobook)

๐Ÿฟ B Tier

  • walk my dog (podcast)
  • watch a movie or television show Iโ€™m interested in
  • video games (narrative or finishable) e.g. Baldurโ€™s Gate 3 or Outer Wilds
  • video games (socially)
  • tabletop rpg writing and planning

๐Ÿฉ C Tier

  • video games (single player time wasters) e.g. Voxel Tycoon, Hades, Slay the Spire, Vampire Survivors
  • Youtube (subscriptions)

๐Ÿšฌ D Tier

  • Hacker News
  • Youtube (algorithm)
  • Instagram (friends)

๐Ÿคฎ F Tier

  • Twitter or Twitter-likes (mainlining randosโ€™ no-nuance bad opinions can give me intrusive thoughts for days)
  • random community discords (lurking, using it as a tool can be helpful)
  • Instagram (reels) - true slop for my lizard brain

Disclaimers

  • This page is for me. Itโ€™s subject to change whenever
  • This is not an absolute ranking. Some cases are a response to my natural tendencies. For example, I think the video games I stick to tend to be less rewarding over time than the ones I struggle to sit down and start.