nostr:npub19604u3yacm452fsfhth8vhdqcxhthgdc9drrm43km5uxe9ytxjnq9xw6j3 Agreed. I've been debating whether or not it actually brings me any pleasure. Some time ago, I started a bad habit of playing a "simple game" while watching TV. Based on current comments from Hollywood execs, this is not an uncommon combination. Of course, this means I do neither very well. I've been actively trying to stop this activity because it splits my attention -- something else that doesn't seem to be good to practice.
nostr:npub1yyr9lvs0syq4xa22kr2gxcfuw0auaky8w0df3ensjcear9gnqepqfla9up Arrggh, yes “chasing the win” in the evenings. I started with games only semi-recently, with the idea I could play while waiting on the kids, etc. Easier to put down than a book.
But it is not easier, even playing solitaire games. I am starting to not pick it up at all because I am afraid of getting sucked in.
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nostr:npub1yyr9lvs0syq4xa22kr2gxcfuw0auaky8w0df3ensjcear9gnqepqfla9up Same on "I've been debating whether or not it actually brings me any pleasure." The alternative, be alone in your thoughts, seems not great at times. I also now realize that my day is optimizing optimizing optimizing and it is really hard to really relax and get rest that way.
Recently, I've got this feeling that many of the skills and habits I refined from my grad student days are now coming back to bite me, 10 years later.