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+title: Infinite feeds are robbing the joy of your life
+date: '2023-08-21'
+type: 'Memo'
+description: 'You get to switch contexts at an enormous pace and your brain gets hooked. Now, it always wants it, and we are doomed.'
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+You get to switch contexts at an enormous pace and your brain gets hooked. Now, it always wants it, and we’re doomed!
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+*But life happens in a slow pace.*
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+It takes time for a flower to blossom.
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+It takes time to brew coffee.
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+It takes time to finish a book.
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+It takes time enjoy your meal.
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+What do we do when life is happening?
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+Pull out our phones and get back the dopamine kicking feeds. Insta & Twitter
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+I find myself guilty of - closing the app and opening it again immediately, *unconsciously*.
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+Happens to you too? Why are our brains wired like this? - Because we aren’t taking control
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+What can we do?
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+- Be okay with missing out
+- Embrace long form content like books, podcasts etc
+- Set your intentions with Social Media
+- Use Lists instead of Twitter's default feed
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+An excellent summary of Digital minimalism by the man himself, Cal Newport. No wonder why he isn't on social media.
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+[YouTube - Digital Minimalism with Cal Newport](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsGKzjyj_6Q)