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Your attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Iliveonsaturdays@sh.itjust.works to c/longreads@sh.itjust.works

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Social media and many other facets of modern life are destroying our ability to concentrate. We need to reclaim our minds while we still can

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[–] Emergency@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He makes a good point that there's systemic issues that need to be addressed, however I think periodic social media "fasting" has been fairly valuable in my own life and I've been encouraging others around me to try it as well. If nothing else it gives you a "baseline" for your own personal reference.

[–] WheeGeetheCat@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Whats your schedule like? 3 weeks on 1 week off something like that?

[–] Emergency@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I typically take a bit over a week off every 6 weeks or so. What works well for me is hitting the city library and just forcing myself to get through a couple books. Any hobby is probably good enough.