I've come back around to single-purpose devices. Kindle: read books Nintendo Switch: play games TV: watch films and shows Getting into the "mental mode" to

I've come back around to single-purpose devices. Kindle: read books Nintendo Switch: play games TV: watch films and shows Getting into the "mental mode" to do one of those things requires using the device built for it, and putting away my general-purpose phone/laptop. The great thing about focused single-purpose devices is it's impossible to get "lost" clicking around and wasting time. If I'm on my Kindle, I'm not scrolling through the news. If I'm on my TV, I'm not getting lost down some YouTube recommendation rabbit hole. The more I started turning my laptop into single-use (cutting out social media, focusing on productivity), the more "bored" I was at first, but then I realized that's actually a good thing. In addition to all the above I have my piano I can practice on, too. Being bored is good. The modern web and especially social media vehemently disagree, and so our incentives have diverged.