Realizing that my focus and attention are limited resources and that situations/environments/platforms where they are treated as something to exploit are at bes

Realizing that my focus and attention are limited resources and that situations/environments/platforms where they are treated as something to exploit are at best merely wasteful and more likely dangerous. If you don't fight to direct that energy into things that are genuinely important to your life, it'll get drained out in useless ways by scrolling through Twitter/Reddit/HN, obsessing over the (national/international) news, getting into futile arguments with strangers on the internet, trying to have an "informed" (but actually shallow) opinion about everything, etc. Intentionally spend time (and money) on good resources and practices instead. Read books, not Twitter threads. Learn to draw, or write, or make music, or any other creative endeavor and do it for yourself, not because other people will appreciate it. Surround yourself (physically, if you can) with thoughtful people who respect both you and your boundaries.