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not a bad line of thought, and covers some of the non pathological cases. but, we know these non-fiction book things are designed to be addictive (ladder climb

not a bad line of thought, and covers some of the non pathological cases. but, we know these non-fiction book things are designed to be addictive (ladder climbing/achievement elements for games, timing elements for television, reward intervals for both) and so the pathological case is important to examine. key question then in this case is, imo: to what extent was this driven by pathological vs. non pathological behavior? in my personal case, which is why i have so much regret, is that it was so darn easy to plow more hours in, to the detriment of the rest of my life, due to the design of the game. if it's genuinely not for him, then i agree, not an issue. i would personally consider it exceptional however.

em-bee 7y ago
i suppose you mean non-"fiction book" or non-book fiction. took me a moment to read that correctly. i agree. fortunately, for myself, when i made that experience i realized how much of a waste of time it could be, and i paid attention to that ever since. (always planning and deliberately choosing what to watch on tv, or read, etc) i don't get motivated by points in a game but by experiencing adventures, solving puzzles, etc. these things can be valuable (engaging your brain away from work, etc) ironically, the most mindless (that is, not planned and less deliberate) thing i do these days is reading hackernews.
- galaxyLogic 7y ago
  > reading hackernews. You often find enlightening and inspiring and educational comments here, also entertaining ones :-)
  - em-bee 7y ago
    oh sure, i would not be here otherwise. mindless doesn't refer to the content but to the approach of reading, as in not paying attention to how much time is spent here, and letting it turn into that pathological behavior that the poster above is concerned about. and i am not the only one. there is a reason why there is a feature to limit your time here :-) got to keep an eye on that.

em-bee 7y ago

i suppose you mean non-"fiction book" or non-book fiction. took me a moment to read that correctly. i agree. fortunately, for myself, when i made that experience i realized how much of a waste of time it could be, and i paid attention to that ever since. (always planning and deliberately choosing what to watch on tv, or read, etc) i don't get motivated by points in a game but by experiencing adventures, solving puzzles, etc. these things can be valuable (engaging your brain away from work, etc) ironically, the most mindless (that is, not planned and less deliberate) thing i do these days is reading hackernews.

galaxyLogic 7y ago
> reading hackernews. You often find enlightening and inspiring and educational comments here, also entertaining ones :-)
- em-bee 7y ago
  oh sure, i would not be here otherwise. mindless doesn't refer to the content but to the approach of reading, as in not paying attention to how much time is spent here, and letting it turn into that pathological behavior that the poster above is concerned about. and i am not the only one. there is a reason why there is a feature to limit your time here :-) got to keep an eye on that.