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

Posted by jerr12939 1 day ago

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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.

Comments

Comment by runjake 19 hours ago

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

Comment by jerr12939 23 hours 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.