Some distractions are enriching, like the reading of this very article. Others are temporarily entertaining but ultimately disappointing, such as Buzzfeed.

The main thrust of this article is that "we are what we think," and distraction is an integral part of that selfhood. To be fulfilling, it simply has to be a choice: sometimes to let the mind be led, and sometimes to lead it. Both states of distraction and states of focus are vastly improved when we know how to freely transition from one to the other.