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Why Distraction Is So Addictive (It's Not What You Think) #psychology #selfawareness

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SoulWords—Rabbi Shais Taub

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Why is constant distraction so addictive? So, I think there's somewhat of a misunderstanding about this because people tend to equate the easy distraction with a cheap dopamine hit, which that's true, but that's really the mechanism of delivery. That's not the underlying experience. That's not really explaining why it's so compelling and why we're so drawn to it. The reality is that distraction is more about what we don't feel than what we do feel. And in this case, what is it that we're avoiding feeling? It's ourselves. It's our baseline, meaning our own raw thoughts and feelings. It's essentially being alone with ourselves. And for someone who hasn't made peace with who they are and gotten on good terms with their inner self, then distraction is always going to be the easy way of avoiding that.