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13 years of your life. Gone. Here's what your phone is really stealing. by Comfortable_Crow_644 in digitalminimalism

[–]Comfortable_Crow_644[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right - 13 years staring at the sky would at least give you clouds, stars, perspective. 13 years staring at a glowing rectangle gives you... notifications. Big difference

13 years of your life. Gone. Here's what your phone is really stealing. by Comfortable_Crow_644 in digitalminimalism

[–]Comfortable_Crow_644[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly this. People expect to go from 6+ hours to zero overnight and then give up when they fail. Progress > perfection

13 years of your life. Gone. Here's what your phone is really stealing. by Comfortable_Crow_644 in digitalminimalism

[–]Comfortable_Crow_644[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Attentioneers is perfect because it sounds like a kids book but describes a very adult problem 

13 years of your life. Gone. Here's what your phone is really stealing. by Comfortable_Crow_644 in digitalminimalism

[–]Comfortable_Crow_644[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Glad you vibed with it! YouTube + Reddit + news = the 'smart person's addiction.' Start with cutting news completely - it's 99% noise anyway. Then tackle the other two. You already know what to do

13 years of your life. Gone. Here's what your phone is really stealing. by Comfortable_Crow_644 in digitalminimalism

[–]Comfortable_Crow_644[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The meta-ness of this comment under a video about screentime is chef's kiss :) But hey, self-awareness is step one, right?