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

5 points by jerr12939 7 hours ago

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.

jerr12939 7 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.