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Forget extensions and add-ons and apps to keep you focused. What really boils down is WILL POWER, something that we as a whole have forgot to use in a daily bas
by raister 9y ago
Forget extensions and add-ons and apps to keep you focused.
What really boils down is WILL POWER, something that we as a whole have forgot to use in a daily basis. Will will retain your focus; will will help you achieve your goals; will will make you dump your not-so-smart-phone.
Why do we need something to make our focus come back?
- ThomPete 9y agoThats like saying to someone who keeps forgetting things that they just need to remember. Will power is not forgotten at all its just something thats really hard once you get some sort of addiction. Especially something as complex as information consumption.
- raister 9y agoI disagree, people do forget about will power, otherwise they would know that something is bad for them and choose something else to do. People are not that dumb, they know it is taking a toll but they choose to entertain that addiction by looking at a feed (any feed) and have momentously happiness lasting microseconds.
- ThomPete 9y agoThis is just a continuation of the same flawed parent argument you did. People know very well they should be eating cake or drinking too much or spend their time on facebook. Remembering they have willpower isnt going to change that. Its such a gross simplification of reality. Will power is a postrational concept not som tangible thing.
- raister 9y agoYou're saying that it is enough just to have will power. I am saying that you must use your will power, and that is two different things. You are just relying on it to make some magic, whereas I am pointing out that you should understand that something is making you do harmful things and then act on it. I guess your concept of will power is severely flawed.
- ThomPete 9y agoWill power is not a thing, its a concept and have to do with much more subtle nuances of the human mind. This is where you are going wrong. You cant just will yourself to do something if other urges are sronger. What you can do is remove the things that obstructs you from doing the "right" things. You are simplifying something much more complex.
- tertius 9y agoI guess you have to use will power to make those decisions.
- cc81 9y agoRelying on will power should always be last resort. If you have trouble with losing weight because you drink too much soda then you should never have any soda at home. If you are a drug user that wants to quit you should avoid being in situations where drugs are present.