Each new tech product is designed to make our lives easier and keep us mindlessly entertained. Switch off: embrace discomfort – and boredom, says psychologist Carly Dober
When the power goes out that happens. Candles and / or flashlights come out, the Internet is down, and we experience some discomfort.
Often times, though, we can “lean into” the current situation and learn new things and even have some fun.
The point of the article is to pay attention to your habits of reliance, not to eliminate them. It’s a confidence booster to know that you can exist without an LLM, the Internet, or electricity.
Then let’s go back to candle light and cease online articles as well.
When the power goes out that happens. Candles and / or flashlights come out, the Internet is down, and we experience some discomfort.
Often times, though, we can “lean into” the current situation and learn new things and even have some fun.
The point of the article is to pay attention to your habits of reliance, not to eliminate them. It’s a confidence booster to know that you can exist without an LLM, the Internet, or electricity.