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

6 points by jerr12939 17 days 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 17 days 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 17 days ago

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

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