Chapter
The Need for Certainty in Technology
1:49:56 - 1:54:00 (04:04)
The inconsistency and unreliability of technology creates underlying anxiety and stress for users, even if these issues only occur 10% of the time. Improved universal design patterns that allow for the scheduling of tasks, as well as displays that conserve pixels to avoid distraction, could help alleviate this anxiety.
Clips
The inability to do certain tasks at the moment they come to mind can lead to a looping concern that taxes our nervous system, and technology should be developed with humane design patterns to support offloading tasks.
1:49:56 - 1:51:17 (01:21)
Summary
The inability to do certain tasks at the moment they come to mind can lead to a looping concern that taxes our nervous system, and technology should be developed with humane design patterns to support offloading tasks. A seven-day silent vipassana retreat can serve as a deloading phase for the mind and body.
ChapterThe Need for Certainty in Technology
Episode#387: Tristan Harris — Fighting Skynet and Firewalling Attention
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker discusses how technology should be more consistent in its performance to reduce background anxiety and stress.
1:51:18 - 1:53:16 (01:58)
Summary
The speaker discusses how technology should be more consistent in its performance to reduce background anxiety and stress. Certainty in the functioning of technology would improve productivity and efficiency by making tasks easier and faster to complete.
ChapterThe Need for Certainty in Technology
Episode#387: Tristan Harris — Fighting Skynet and Firewalling Attention
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker shares tips on how being hypersensitive and paying attention to minimizing unexpected pixel changes on her computer screen helps her focus, and the hope for a more humane default world with fewer distractions.
1:53:16 - 1:54:00 (00:43)
Summary
The speaker shares tips on how being hypersensitive and paying attention to minimizing unexpected pixel changes on her computer screen helps her focus, and the hope for a more humane default world with fewer distractions.