Much of breaking addictive patterns is about re-railing attention focus toward a more worthwhile activity.
The attraction of instant gratification is that it's instantly gratifying, at least at the outset. And then later on the buzz diminishes- but it's like being on some inertial hamster wheel where disengaging involves effort, which ISN…
Much of breaking addictive patterns is about re-railing attention focus toward a more worthwhile activity.
The attraction of instant gratification is that it's instantly gratifying, at least at the outset. And then later on the buzz diminishes- but it's like being on some inertial hamster wheel where disengaging involves effort, which ISN'T instantly gratifying. It can be difficult to even conceptualize an alternative to keeping the hamster wheel spinning, long after the realization that it's no fun anymore.
Nonetheless, it has to be done. We eventually run out of time, humans. So all the events we spend our time on are important.
I'm talking a better game than I play, here. But I play it better than I once did.
Much of breaking addictive patterns is about re-railing attention focus toward a more worthwhile activity.
The attraction of instant gratification is that it's instantly gratifying, at least at the outset. And then later on the buzz diminishes- but it's like being on some inertial hamster wheel where disengaging involves effort, which ISN'T instantly gratifying. It can be difficult to even conceptualize an alternative to keeping the hamster wheel spinning, long after the realization that it's no fun anymore.
Nonetheless, it has to be done. We eventually run out of time, humans. So all the events we spend our time on are important.
I'm talking a better game than I play, here. But I play it better than I once did.