“a normal job may be as bad for us intellectually as white flour or sugar is for us physically.”
From a Paul Graham essay.
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Are you trying to escape reality?
“Most people don’t want to acknowledge the uncomfortable truth that distraction is always an unhealthy escape from reality.”
From Indistractable, by Nir Eyal.
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Ayush & Aditi