The yearning for fewer options for distraction is curious to me. I can understand the desire for fewer interruptions, but me choosing to kill a few minutes here

The yearning for fewer options for distraction is curious to me. I can understand the desire for fewer interruptions, but me choosing to kill a few minutes here and there playing Threes or Fire Emblem Heroes or perusing a Quora feed isn't the grand evil people seem to think it is. After all, it's not like my brain just stops. Particularly when I play Threes, only a portion of my mental energy is devoted to playing the game, while the rest considers deeper musings. I consider it akin to music in that it 'patterns' my mental energy, reducing the total amount of chaos my mind has to deal with all by itself. It's a shortcut to a meditative calm. Without the shortcuts I ultimately get less meditative focus and not more, like how you're more likely to exercise if you keep a pair of dumbbells handy. If you're so mentally disorganized that phone apps destroy your peaceful calm rather than give you ways to create more of it, I'd suggest a daily 30 minute walk. It's my go-to solution for centering.