Yeah warm compresses are nice and I guess I recommend them as well, especially for relief when symptoms are severe. They are a bit of a hassle though so I recommend looking for other solutions.
The best product for compress that I have found:
https://www.thea-pharmaceuticals.co.uk/products/blephasteam
It gently steams your eyes, so it makes them both warm and moist. I think I do recommend some form of moisture when you do warm compresses.
Just throwing in Cold Turkey Blocker as a pretty good tool for blocking stuff. But yeah, it lacks elasticity.
https://getcoldturkey.com/
Condition: Dry Eye Syndrome (AKA: your eyes are dry and we don't know why)
Treatments that doctors did not recommend that work well for me:
Moisture-trapping night mask: https://www.eyeeco.com/eyeseals-40-hydrating-sleep-mask-charcoal-black.html?cat-id=
Moisture-trapping glasses: https://www.zienaeyewear.com/products/kai
If the cause is unknown, might as well treat the symptoms.
Oh, oops. I added the "categories" as panic-editing after the first comment. I have now returned it to the original (vague) title. Seems like a good time to use the "English is not my native language" excuse.
Thanks! I hope it helps you in the future.
What I will attempt in this post is to define 3 common types of akrasia as I experience them, in the hope to generate more useful vocabulary for this very important subject.
This post is greatly inspired by: Do a cost-benefit analysis of your technology usage, and other posts linked from that. It did not say much in terms of new things, but it was yet another unironic "wake up, sheeple" call to re-inspect my phone usage.
Something important to understand is that akratic behaviour is not the same for everyone. There is great variance about what people even consider an "unwanted activity". Most people are completely fine spending a weekend... (read 1227 more words →)
Thanks for leaving a comment! This is my first LW post, so it's pretty exciting. :)
I will think more about the title when writing future posts.
I have a minor nitpick, which I would not normally comment on, but I think this post deserves to be more polished and held to a higher standard than regular posts.
my nitpicking... (read more)