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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?

1. al_borland ◴[] No.45601304[source]
I read the book Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport a couple years ago. I’m not sure what I was expecting, I think maybe some advice how to organize and maintain my digital world and avoid being a digital hoarder. What I got was a book about the importance having periods of time without any input from outside influences. That could be TV, social media, games, music, or even books and news. Being alone with our own thoughts is much more rare than it once was, some people never do it at all for more than a minute here and there. It’s a thought I come back to often.

What I struggle with is the lack of a good hobby to occupy my hands for longer stretches of time while my mind wanders.