Ask HN: You're on bathroom break, what productive phone app do you use?
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I used WebMD to learn new health facts like how sitting in the toilet and using the smartphone can lead to hemorrhoids.
The Sears Roebuck catalog.
Ref: http://mentalfloss.com/article/23210/toilet-paper-history-ho...
Ref: http://mentalfloss.com/article/23210/toilet-paper-history-ho...
I solve half my coding problems on bathroom breaks so no distraction for me :)
My normal bathroom breaks are very long when I'm home and I have my laptop with me, but I can't do that at work (small startup, one bathroom) so my breaks are short and I just sit there collecting my thoughts.
Bonus: Alkido. I've installed Alkido and read a bunch of books (epub) on my phone. I read during commute. I haven't found other apps that don't suck (they all ask for way too many permissions, access contacts and information like WiFi, etc, which I find ridiculous).
Bonus: Alkido. I've installed Alkido and read a bunch of books (epub) on my phone. I read during commute. I haven't found other apps that don't suck (they all ask for way too many permissions, access contacts and information like WiFi, etc, which I find ridiculous).
I use anki, a Spaced Repetition flashcard app. When learning a new tool/framework/etc, I make flashcards asking why it does things a certain way. This helps me learn the mental model of the tool more quickly.
I also make a flashcard if I spend a long time debugging something so that I make sure to keep the knowledge that I gained from the bug hunt.
I also make a flashcard if I spend a long time debugging something so that I make sure to keep the knowledge that I gained from the bug hunt.
Wow this thread is depressing..
Well, not necessarily during a bathroom break (sometimes, I just don't multitask) but I use Cool Reader, which is an eReader app. My phone contains all of the books that I have, some of which I haven't read yet, and I use the app to resume reading.
Helium IDE for BlackBerry10. ;-)
In conjunction with Term48 terminal emulator and GCC.
crap and code
https://crackberry.com/helium-blackberry-10
Forgive my cynicism, but why do you feel the need to be productive every second of the day? It's called a 'break' for a reason :)
Brilliant. Math problems that can be done without a calculator; separated by domains such as probability, group theory, number theory, physics, AI, etc. Wonderfully stimulating really.
True Skate for iPhone. I had a job that I hated and I played this game for fifteen minutes. It helped me relax.
When in bathroom I play chess on my phone.
Safari browser to read HN
Pocket or Kindle
Note: Productive could be anything like learning, reading, planning, etc. Not work-specific.