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I don't remember the timeline. I believe browsing Pinterest anonymously was always limited, therefore I pretty much always avoided this site. At some point LinkedIn changed to require a login to view profiles, well most of the time. Maybe this change occurred around the time Microsoft bought them. I avoid LinkedIn too. At some point both Instagram and Twitter also started aggressively limiting content for anonymous users. Medium and Substack have been increasingly nagging and/or limiting content too. Spotify seems to be trying to increasingly cross sell podcasts and audio books. Just within the last week they've also made multiple attempts to get me to enable push notifications for various communication. And then just this morning I browsed Indeed to keep an eye on what's going on in the local area and found they are limiting search results to one page without logging in. The only one of these I pay for is Spotify, so I guess fair enough, except for Spotify. This certainly isn't a comprehensive list. I feel I'm having to be increasingly defensive. I'm finding I'm spending more and more time blocking, dismissing or having to give up on sites and services.

Is this trend increasing? If so what are some reasons why this is occurring? Is it the changing economy? Because companies dominate the product and so they feel they can get away with it? Because companies grow and lose their first principles? Because of the pressure to always be growing?

I'm interested in hearing the thoughts of others on this topic? Is this behavior increasing? What is contributing to it? Is this something we will need to learn to accept or is this something to contest? Is there a positive aspect to this, such as this behavior will create opportunities for other players?

I've yet to succeed in establishing a habit of journaling. I just recently began writing a haiku a day. The thought occurred to me this can be a form of journaling. When writing down ideas for the haiku I reflect on the day, how I'm feeling, what's going on in life, where I'm at. If I treat it as a journal I wonder if I'll more likely stick with the practice because it provides a way for me to be creative. I also think I'll more likely go back and review the entries, and get more out of that process, or maybe not because details will be lacking.

When writing the haiku I try to keep in mind it doesn't have to be good, I'm a beginner and I'm learning. At this time I'm using the 5-7-5 pattern and try to use juxtaposition. That's it.

This got me wondering, what other creative ways have others found to journal? Has it been beneficial? Has it helped form a more consistent journaling practice? Any other observations from practicing an artistic form of journaling?

Someone was asking how to determine the quality of coding practices at places they are interviewing. My mind went on a tangent wondering if it is fair for interviewees to bring a coding exercise for the interviewers to complete. I've heard that interviews are an opportunity for both sides to interview each other? So does the interviewee have an equal opportunity to determine how the interviewers work through problems by presenting their own exercise for the interviewers to complete, and therefore gain insight on the company's practices?

I've never heard of anyone doing this before and I don't think it would be well received. Has anyone done this? For anyone who conducts interviews what would you think if someone did this?

Three years ago I started waking up in the middle of the night and struggled to go back to sleep. Thus began my journey to improve my sleep. Unfortunately it was a downward spiral for the first year and a half. It was around that time I went through cognitive behavioral therapy. I believe it has helped me the most. But whenever I suffer a poor night of sleep it is still difficult to fend off the negative thoughts. Because of my sleep troubles I believe I've lost touch with what normal sleep is. That I continue to have unreasonable expectations of sleep.

Therefore I thought it beneficial for me, and others, to hear what sleep is like from those who do not consider themselves to have sleep issues. How many hours a night do you sleep? How often do you wake up? How consistent is your sleep? How often do you have a poor night of sleep? What do you consider a poor night of sleep? How has sleep changed as you have aged? How has it changed during seasons in your life?