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Not being able to focus on 'boring' tasks is bad. When I had an addiction to social media, I could not enjoy 'slow' things. I also felt anxiety and depression.
by avgDev 3y ago
Not being able to focus on 'boring' tasks is bad.
When I had an addiction to social media, I could not enjoy 'slow' things. I also felt anxiety and depression. After detoxing I am again able to enjoy the 'slow' things, like taking time to learn and resisting instant gratification hits.
Watching a movie sometimes requires 'getting into it' before you can really appreciate it.
Most of our jobs are repetitive tasks. Even something like being a race car driver is repetitive and 'boring'. In order to be fast you have to practice the same track layout hundreds of times to find the optimal racing line and braking points. Without boring there is no glory.
- diplodinkus 3y agoIf everyone found joy in boring tasks, wed never advance as a society. All progress is through laziness.
- avgDev 3y agoYour statement is not logical as all progress definitely is not through laziness.
- itishappy 3y agoWe didn't go to the moon due to laziness. We don't build planes, trains, and skyscrapers due to laziness. We didn't invent vaccines or nuclear physics due to laziness. We don't write standards or encyclopedias or novels due to laziness. I'd suggest most of our progress was actually made by grinding through boring tasks. Many (most?) lazy people do not drive much progress.