Slighty off topic;
Is it me or is this whole era paralyzed by mental laziness? We have so much input and little dopamine hits that putting in hard work is easily forgotten, since you only have to look at your screen to be ‘pleased’. Curious if anyone some have opinions about this.
Some people say it's becoming impossible to get bored now. I'm trying not to follow my reflex of going to HN/Reddit/YT every time I feel even slightly bored but it's too easy. Eating breakfast - HN, going to sleep - YT, tj book is a bit boring - reddit. I'm 19 and although I didn't spend my childhood with a tablet, I've had a smartphone since I was 13 or so. I have no comparation but I think some part of me "went numb" because every time I feel a need of doing something I feed it with too many engaging but meaningless stories and the possibility of motivation just goes away. And since my phone is always with me it's like a permanent state. I just don't know anymore what it is like not to know what to do and suddenly feel motivated to do something. Instead I have to force myself to read that Haskell book I wanted to read for 2 months despite the fact that I just love (or had loved?) learning new things.