1/ NEXT LEVEL FREEDOM: ELECTED ATTENTION
In Scripture, exorcists need to find out the name of a devil first before they could banish it.
h/t to @AlexanderELundy for naming a devil I've been attempting to exorcise: unelected leisure.
How do you defeat this boss?
In Scripture, exorcists need to find out the name of a devil first before they could banish it.
h/t to @AlexanderELundy for naming a devil I've been attempting to exorcise: unelected leisure.
How do you defeat this boss?
2/ This devil wants you to spend your limited lifetime for entities which may not have your best interest in mind.
For instance, I have wasted so much of my lifetime in YouTube. Some entity bought my attention pretty cheap (I'm an advertiser so I know). And I mindlessly sold it.
For instance, I have wasted so much of my lifetime in YouTube. Some entity bought my attention pretty cheap (I'm an advertiser so I know). And I mindlessly sold it.
3/ This also doesn't mean robotic productivity. I want a lot of rest and a lot of leisure, but I want them to be something I choose: lifting, biking, hiking, reading, hanging out with friends and family, watching a good movie.
3/ "Programmable attention" is the most used phrasing for freedom from unelected leisure. But its creator @andy_matuschak thinks the name is too robotic.
So how about "elected attention," when you—and not a social platform algorithm—choose what you pay attention to across time.
So how about "elected attention," when you—and not a social platform algorithm—choose what you pay attention to across time.
4/ The most progress I've had in eliminating unelected leisure was recognizing that there are two minds at play here: The Stallion and the Rider.
When I was younger, I naively thought I could just use discipline. It wasn't sustainable. https://twitter.com/Roamfu/status/1278321043623555072
When I was younger, I naively thought I could just use discipline. It wasn't sustainable. https://twitter.com/Roamfu/status/1278321043623555072
5/ "Design trumps willpower," as @bjfogg's popular adage goes.
Giving my stallion a menu of meaningful (aligned to my Rider's vision) & exciting things to do usually does the job.
+ removing distractions (eg leaving my phone somewhere else). Others: https://medium.com/life-tactics/how-to-be-here-and-now-for-family-and-work-16-things-that-worked-for-me-cd498f737fd5
Giving my stallion a menu of meaningful (aligned to my Rider's vision) & exciting things to do usually does the job.
+ removing distractions (eg leaving my phone somewhere else). Others: https://medium.com/life-tactics/how-to-be-here-and-now-for-family-and-work-16-things-that-worked-for-me-cd498f737fd5