Re:Ask HN: Internet/Video games ruined my ability to enjoy c...
by cameron_b on Friday May 01, 2020 @02:50PM
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Go ride a bike and don’t come home until you’re hungry.
It’s kinda silly but you need to stretch your focus skills and putting yourself physically “out there” is a good place to start. Physical activity will help. These are habits and you need to exercise them the same as any thing. Self control is hard when we are distractible by the endless possibilities afforded by computers and the internet. Turn this off. Decide what’s important, plot out how to get there and turn this back on if you need to use it to get where you want to go.
It’s kinda silly but you need to stretch your focus skills and putting yourself physically “out there” is a good place to start. Physical activity will help. These are habits and you need to exercise them the same as any thing. Self control is hard when we are distractible by the endless possibilities afforded by computers and the internet. Turn this off. Decide what’s important, plot out how to get there and turn this back on if you need to use it to get where you want to go.