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These are tricks and "hacks," which are certainly useful. But they are only band-aid fixes. The external environment will continually evolve to find new ways to
by Disruptive_Dave 10y ago
These are tricks and "hacks," which are certainly useful. But they are only band-aid fixes. The external environment will continually evolve to find new ways to blast stimuli at you. The only real defense is training your mind.
- sevenironcows 10y agoAbsolutely. I try and address this in the post when discussing the Pomodoro Technique, which is probably the most frequently cited "band-aid fix". But – these band aid fixes are a decent way of starting to train yourself to resist distraction, so aren't to be immediately dismissed.
- tertius 10y agoI think this applies to escapism in general. Escapism is bad, but stopping it won't solve why you're escaping. Stopping the escapism is still important.