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742 sats \ 12 comments \ @Scoresby 23 Sep ideasfromtheedge

Daniel Batten does great work on environmental impacts/benefits of Bitcoin. But the point he makes in this video is really good.

Your mind needs downtime. It needs to be bored. Constantly reaching for your phone hampers many healthy processes.

Phones connected to the internet allow us to fill every spare minute with learning or productivity (or just stupid scrolling). But even constant learning and productivity isn't as good as it seems. Creativity and real thoughtfulness require downtime.

Give his challenge a try.

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169 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 23 Sep

Easier said than done. But something I've been actively trying to foster. I'd often put on a podcast for when I'm showering, or making food. Lately been trying to not do that, and just shower/cook/do chores in silence

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @Scoresby OP 23 Sep

It us so easy to fill all the little moments with something. Definitely have to fight against it.

233 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 23 Sep

I used to be really great at only using my phone out of necessity rather than boredom or random curiosity but the past few years I really have a bad habit of picking up my phone when I have nothing going on.

40 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scoresby OP 23 Sep

It's darn easy to get sucked in. I mean, it is the whole world, all the most interesting people, all the new things humans figure out, all the knowledge you could ever want. It is pretty irresistible.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 23 Sep

I mean I could justify it if i was using it for those reasons.

Scoresby: all the most interesting people, all the new things humans figure out, all the knowledge you could ever want.

grayruby: hey look that dog is playing a drum with its tail.

Haha

102 sats \ 3 replies \ @SatAttack 23 Sep

For me I have just accepted the fact that if I have the device, I have no control. Similar to cookies in the house. So I use a first generation Iphone SE. There is a weird noticeable difference in the "pull" or desire to illuminate my screen. It also has technical limitations that I really appreciate. Scrolling through any platform is a real pain in the ass and for me that's a great thing because now I don't do it. Talk, text, and email all work very well. And that's enough.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scoresby OP 23 Sep

hard limits are a great solution.

102 sats \ 0 replies \ @SatAttack 23 Sep

I like the way you phrased that. It's the only thing that works for me in nearly every sense. I love video games, but I can't have them or at least need to be very careful about the ones I do have. I can't have sweets in the house, I can't have a modern phone. I have a frustratingly little amount of self control but for me hard limits work well.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SatAttack 23 Sep

And I forgot my favorite part! I love showing people that I can access the Bitcoin and LN with my old janky phone. I gave a presentation in my Spanish class last semester and was explaining to my class the growth of bitcoin in South and Central America. I fed the cats over at lightningcats.io mid presentation for proof of concept. I wanted to show everyone just how easy it is, and it worked flawlessly. And I used sats from SN that were in my blink wallet!

102 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 24 Sep

I really need to break my phone addiction

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @398ja 19h

What happens to an immature brain on constant YouTube stimulation?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nitter 23 Sep

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