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I've had a similar experience after leaving. My in-person social life is much better too. I read more books. If you want more motivation to quit, track the amo

I've had a similar experience after leaving. My in-person social life is much better too. I read more books. If you want more motivation to quit, track the amount of time you spend on social media sites. After you're done scrolling through the algorithmic feeds, write down what you've learned and compare it to what you would have learned if you read a high quality book on the same subject or learned/improved a skill. More inspiration: https://medium.com/s/story/the-simple-truth-behind-reading-200-books-a-year-1767cb03af20 https://medium.com/s/story/the-simple-truth-behind-reading-2...

japhyr 8y ago
Whenever I feel too distracted, I find a half hour or so of reading a book to be really grounding. That either regrounds me for whatever I really need to be doing, or it turns into a few hours of really enjoyable, focused reading. My son is seven, and he's just becoming comfortable enough with reading to enjoy reading for hours at a time. It's such a pleasure to witness this stage of development for him. I also enjoy sharing with him the tech insiders' view of devices. It's really reassuring to him to know that most knowledgeable people are struggling with how to manage the appeal of connected devices, and that it's not just some weakness on his part.