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I have wanted to read a book on this theme for a long time. The author does a pretty good job on covering how we get addicted, both behavioral addiction and substance addiction. However, on the note on what to do with it, he falls short and I was left confused and disappointed.
However, I did gain at least one further insight: sound conditioning doesn’t work just on Pavlov’s dogs. In 2013 I was close to burning out and I developed a deep aversion to all electronic beeps and sounds. I have no in-app sounds even for the short periods my phone isn’t on silent (99,8%). This has probably saved me from an even deeper addiction to SoMe.
The author talks about substitution. I started cross stitching again 3,5 years ago because I thought I was reaching for my phone too often. Not sure how well it works. Also keep your phone away from you. Well, that only works at night. I keep my phone on another floor. At work I need it and otherwise it’s close because I listen to a lot of audio books.
Your fitness watch is apparently also something you can get addicted to as well. Again, mine isn’t allowed to beep at me, maybe that’s why I’m impervious to its nagging. It will tell me to move even if I have been on a two hour run, but only on the screen so I ignore it. It’s there, but I don’t care if I don’t reach my goals.
I do wish that I spent less time on my phone and this book didn’t really give me any more tips than I already knew. My gadget and apps want my attention and most of all, my money. I know that and even though I hate shopping and never gamble, I struggle to resist.
However, I did gain at least one further insight: sound conditioning doesn’t work just on Pavlov’s dogs. In 2013 I was close to burning out and I developed a deep aversion to all electronic beeps and sounds. I have no in-app sounds even for the short periods my phone isn’t on silent (99,8%). This has probably saved me from an even deeper addiction to SoMe.
The author talks about substitution. I started cross stitching again 3,5 years ago because I thought I was reaching for my phone too often. Not sure how well it works. Also keep your phone away from you. Well, that only works at night. I keep my phone on another floor. At work I need it and otherwise it’s close because I listen to a lot of audio books.
Your fitness watch is apparently also something you can get addicted to as well. Again, mine isn’t allowed to beep at me, maybe that’s why I’m impervious to its nagging. It will tell me to move even if I have been on a two hour run, but only on the screen so I ignore it. It’s there, but I don’t care if I don’t reach my goals.
I do wish that I spent less time on my phone and this book didn’t really give me any more tips than I already knew. My gadget and apps want my attention and most of all, my money. I know that and even though I hate shopping and never gamble, I struggle to resist.