4 points impendia | 1 comments | 16 Oct 25 02:27 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source

That's a David McCullough quote, which I believe I've seen repeated by Paul Graham or otherwise on HN. I am curious if anyone has tried to put this advice into practice?

In my case, my chosen vice is the computer game Civilization 6, but the principle feels the same. It's an easy source of readily accessible pleasure, that scratches a certain itch, and which I can enjoy even when I feel tired and irritable. I've intermittently given it up for periods of time, with mixed results.

I am curious what others' experience has been?

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pols45 ◴[16 Oct 25 02:39 UTC] No.45600863[source]▶

>>45600797 (OP) #

Given how many pleasure traps society has laid out to capture/monetize/weaponize their Attention, Gen Z seems to have discovered Dopa loading by themselves - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyLXcy5SGd8

Main thing to notice and focus on are the 2 graphs, and then develop some consciousness about your own oscillations and hill climbs.

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1. bix6 ◴[16 Oct 25 03:49 UTC] No.45601249[source]▶

>>45600863 #

Enjoyed this ty

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