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The Cognitive Cockpit: Why I moved my data to a 1-bit e-ink display

6 points by jerr12939 2 months ago · 2 comments · 1 min read


Full write up with images

https://turbulencegains.com/trmnl-review-2026/

I realized my iPad and phone were destroying my situational awareness with constant notifications. I wanted the data (overhead air traffic, recovery scores) without the dopamine loop.

This is part 1 of how I applied aviation psychology to build a passive 'Cognitive Cockpit' on my desk.

jerr12939OP 2 months ago

OP here. Happy to answer questions about the TRMNL hardware or the Cloudflare Workers setup. The hardest part was definitely the collision logic for the aircraft labels on a 1-bit screen.

runjake 2 months ago

Clickable: https://turbulencegains.com/trmnl-review-2026/

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