Note to self

This quote really resonated with me. Almost as deeply as a gut punch that takes your breath away. While I have been working to decrease my phone use, I still felt a tinge of guilt reading this quote. Why? The truth is there are days when my usage spikes. For me, I think it has more to do with procrastination masquerading as project research or “just a little break” as I like to tell myself. That’s when I notice that my research moves straight into distraction mode actually impeding my creativity. Perhaps these wise words came at the perfect time as a kind reminder. I am pretty sure that I will refer to them, again and again, to keep myself on track this year.

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To say we are addicted to our phones is not merely to point out that we use them a lot. It signals a darker notion: that we use them to keep our own selves at bay. Because of our phones, we may find ourselves incapable of sitting alone in a room with our own thoughts floating freely in our own heads, daring to wander into the past and the future. Addiction sounds horrible. But it is a hard name for a normal inclination: a habit of running away from the joys and terrors of self-knowledge. – Alain De Botton

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How did this quote make you feel? Did it resonate with you too?