The Mindful Desktop + An Openbox VM (fd93.me)

submitted 8 months ago by fd93@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev

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Hey all, I wrote this article with some practical advice on how to resist the attention economy (think notifications, shorts, ads, etc) by setting up a desktop for mindful engagement.

It also includes a VirtualBox VM with a lightweight sample environment so you can try it out and see what I mean in the article.

Hope this is helpful! :)

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[-] CJJackson@programming.dev 4 points 8 months ago

I find the article interesting, the notifications can be the most annoying, while working I find it better not to have app like discord open. As for the desktop environment I went with Gnome, less to configure and I can get things done pretty quick.

[-] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 3 points 8 months ago

I liked the article for writing things down that I had in my mind but could never really put into words. Ever since trying a tiling window manager I've always felt this pull towards this kind of workflow, but couldn't put a finger on it.

Thanks for sharing!

[-] fd93@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago

This is one of the best compliments I've ever had for an article, thanks so much 😅

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