Look for the negative emotion preceding the distraction, write it down, and pay attention to the negative sensation with curiosity rather than contempt. Chapter 6: Reimagine the internal trigger.Instead, observe and allow them to dissolve. Chapter 5: Stop trying to actively suppress urges-this only makes them stronger.Satisfaction is temporary due to 4 things: boredom, negativity bias, rumination (tendency to keep thinking about bad experiences), and hedonic adaptation (tendency to return to baseline level of satisfaction, no matter what happens to us in life.Chapter 4: Learn to deal with discomfort rather than attempting to escape it with distraction.Distractions are a result of us seeking to relieve discomfort. Find the root causes of distraction rather than proximate ones. Chapter 3: Motivation is a desire to escape discomfort.Being indistractable means striving to do what you say you will do. Chapter 2: Traction moves you toward what you really want while distraction moves you further away.The problem is deeper than tech, and the solution isn’t about being a Luddite.Chapter 1: Living the life you want requires not only doing the right things but also avoiding doing the wrong things.
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